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Airway Management
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define airway management. | refers to skills that nurses use to maintain natural or artificial airways for compromised clients. |
| Identify the structural components of the airway. | structures of the airway are the nose, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli. |
| Discuss four natural mechanisms that protect the airway. | epiglottis,- seals the airway when swallowing foods etc, rings of tracheal cartilage- keeps the trachea from collapsing, mucous membrane, traps particulate matter/ cilla,-beat debris upward in the airway so it can be coughed, expectorated or swallowed. |
| Explain the methods used by nurses to help maintain the natural airway. | liquefying secretions, mobilizing secretions to promote their expectoration with chest physiotherapy, and mechanically suctioning mucus from the airway. |
| Name two techniques for liquefying respiratory secretions. | hydration and inhalation therapy. |
| Explain the three techniques of chest physiotherapy. | postural drainage, percussion, and vibration. |
| Describe at least three suctioning techniques used to clear secretions from the airway. | nasopharyngeal, nasotracheal, and oropharyngeal |
| Name two examples of artificial airways. | oral airway and tracheostomy tube. |
| Discuss two indications for inserting an artificial airway. | when clients are at risk for airway obstruction or when long-term mechanical ventilation is necessary. |
| Identify three components of tracheostomy care. | cleaning the skin around the stoma, changing the dressing, and cleaning the inner cannula. |
Created by:
Jessica Venyke
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