Description

Recommended for nurses with minimal experience in suctioning pediatric patients. This webinar will review nursing care for a pediatric patient that requires suctioning. A brief overview of respiratory assessments and secretion management will be provided and a general overview of how to identify when suctioning is needed and how to perform different types of airways suctioning according to age and size of the child.

Objectives: 

1. Review the Pediatric Assessment Triangle 
2. Review pediatric respiratory assessment  
3. Describe different types of secretions 
4. Identify when suctioning is needed 
5. Discuss types of suctioning  
6. Discuss troubleshooting strategies for common problems related to suctioning