Posted: December 27th, 2017

The nurse is changing the ties of the client with a tracheotomy. The safest method of changing the tracheotomy ties is to:

The nurse is changing the ties of the client with a tracheotomy.
The safest method of changing the tracheotomy ties is to:
❍ A. Apply the new tie before removing the old one.
❍ B. Have a helper present.
❍ C. Hold the tracheotomy with the nondominant hand
while removing the old tie.
❍ D. Ask the doctor to suture the tracheostomy in place.