Effective Communication Strategies for Tracheostomy Patients

Name: Institutional Affiliations: Date: Week Two Tracheostomy Pre-Briefing Questions How can a patient and nurse effectively interact and communicate when that patient has a tracheostomy? Tracheostomy being a surgical procedure that creates an opening at the front of the neck for direct access to trachea implies that the patient ability to verbal communication remains hampered. For this reason, the nurse must practice other forms of communicating to ensure effective communicat