C361 MLM1 Task 1 EBP and Applied Research.docx C361 C361 - MLM1 €“ Performance Assessme

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C361 MLM1 Task 1 EBP and Applied Research.docx C361 C361 - MLM1 €“ Performance Assessment 1 RN College of Health Professions, Western Governors University C361: Ev... idence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research C361 - MLM1 €“ Performance Assessment 1 Impact of the Problem on the Patient Tracheostomy is a common procedure in the pediatric intensive care unit, with advances in technology chronically ill children are living longer with the support of a tracheostomy tube. Immediate postoperative tracheostomy care is a complex and critical time for wound healing. The airway in children is considered most critical for the first five days post-operatively. The trachea in children is much smaller in size than in adults, therefore, if decannulation of the trach were to occur the risk for mortality becomes more critical. Children are considered to have immature and developing skin, healing rates rapid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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