While observing a student nurse perform open tracheostomy suctioning, a nurse recognizes that further instruction is required if
1. The student dons sterile gloves before touching the suction catheter.
2. The student suctions the patient's mouth and then uses the same catheter to suction the tracheostomy.
3. The student discards the suction catheter and other supplies into the patient's bedside biohazard trashcan.
4. The student lubricates the suction catheter with sterile normal saline.
ANS: 2
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