The nurse is choosing a suction catheter for a client with a 6 mm tracheostomy tube in place. Which size suction catheter would be the largest possible choice?
1. 10 French
2. 12 French
3. 14 French
4. 16 French
Correct Answer: 2
The maximum size catheter that will fit into a given artificial airway is determined by multiplying the tube size by 2, so a 6 mm tube would allow a 12 French catheter as the maximum size.
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