The nurse explaining the pieces of a tracheostomy to a client would note that the portion of the tracheostomy apparatus used to round the end of the tube for insertion is the
A) flange.
B) inner cannula.
C) obturator.
D) pilot tube.

Question

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The obturator is placed into the outer tube before insertion. Its rounded tip smoothes the end of the cannula and facilitates nontraumatic insertion of the tube into the stoma.

The Nurse Explaining the Pieces of a Tracheostomy to a Client