The nurse is working in the pediatric intensive care unit, and is caring for a toddler-age client with a tracheostomy. Which type of tracheostomy does the nurse anticipate this client will have?
1. Uncuffed tube
2. Cuffed tube
3. Tube with an inner cannula
4. Tube with a low-pressure cuff
Correct Answer: 1
Pediatric clients do not generally require a cuff to maintain the tube in place, because their tracheas are resilient enough to seal the space around the tube.
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