You are mentoring a new graduate nurse. Today, the two of you are caring for a client with a new tracheostomy. The new graduate nurse asks what the complications of tracheostomy are. What would you respond? Select all that apply.
a) Aspiration
b) Infection
c) Injury to the laryngeal nerve
d) Penetration of the anterior tracheal wall
e) Absence of secretions
Answer:
a) Aspiration
b) Infection
c) Injury to the laryngeal nerve
Explanation:
The long-term and short-term complications of tracheostomy include infection, bleeding, airway obstruction resulting from hardened secretions, aspiration, injury to the laryngeal nerve, erosion of the trachea, fistula formation between the esophagus and trachea, and penetration of the posterior tracheal wall. pg.565
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