Word Scramble: Hedgehogs

The function of a double-lumen endotracheal tube is to:

a. facilitate speaking. b. protect one lung from the other. c. maintain a tracheostomy stoma. d. assist in weaning a patient from a TT.

Which of the following would you include in the patient teaching for a patient with a Holter monitor? 

A. Encourage the patient to shower while the device is in place B. Tell the patient that using an electrical blanket is permissible C. Instruct the patient to record all activities, emotions, symptoms, and medications taken D. Tell the patient to wear tight-fitting clothing to keep the monitor in place E. Instruct the patient to remove any electrodes that seem loose