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Caring for the Student with a Tracheostomy and/or Gastrostomy Tube in the School Setting - January 2025
Date and time
January 14, 2025
8:30 a.m.
Overview
This program is recommended for nurses who care for children with tracheostomy and/or gastrostomy tubes in the school setting. Didactic training will be provided for both tracheostomies and gastrostomies followed by skill stations. Tracheostomy skills stations will include general tracheostomy care, tie/tube changes, suctioning, emergency bag/trach ventilation, ventilator basics, and emergency simulation. Participants will also rotate through gastrostomy skills stations to include accidental dislodgement, tube care, feeding, venting, giving medications, and troubleshooting.