Part one of term paper
is a necessary and vital procedure done on patients who have an established artificial airway. The goal of is to clear secretions from the patient’s airway and to improve gas exchange (Ackerman, 1993). The instillation of normal saline prior to is a common practice of nurses. Reasons for such practice are varied. One such reason is to ...

Part two of term paper
... is used to lubricate the suction catheter for easier passage down the endotracheal tube and to ease the discomfort of suctioning for the patient (Ackerman, 1993). Purpose The purpose of this research problem is aimed at looking at the effects that instilling normal saline into an endotracheal tube prior to suctioning has on a patient’s oxygen saturation. Oxygen saturation (SpO2) is defined according to Taber's (1993) as “the ratio of amount of oxygen present in a known volume of blood to amoun ...