The nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy tube and is undergoing mechanical ventilation. The nurse can help prevent tracheal dilation, a complication of tracheostomy tube placement, by:
a) suctioning the tracheostomy tube frequently.
b) using a cuffed tracheostomy tube.
c) using the minimal air leak technique with cuff pressure less than 25 cm H2O.
d) keeping the tracheostomy tube plugged.
Answer: c) using the minimal air leak technique with cuff pressure less than 25 cm H2O.
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