Suctioning
1. Place
suction machine and equipments on the bedside table as follows.
2. Hyperventilate patient.
3. Attach rubber tubing to suction machine.
4. Pick forceps and rinse on rinsing bottle with sterile water for injection.
5. Turn suction machine on and initiate suctioning on PNSS for suction.
6. Suction patient on ETT or mouth for not more than 6 seconds.
7. Repeat suctioning until clear.
8. Return suction catheter on holder as well as the picking forceps.
9. Turn suction machine off.
10. Record on chart.
2. Hyperventilate patient.
3. Attach rubber tubing to suction machine.
4. Pick forceps and rinse on rinsing bottle with sterile water for injection.
5. Turn suction machine on and initiate suctioning on PNSS for suction.
6. Suction patient on ETT or mouth for not more than 6 seconds.
7. Repeat suctioning until clear.
8. Return suction catheter on holder as well as the picking forceps.
9. Turn suction machine off.
10. Record on chart.