Airway Care: Tracheostomy Care, Tube Change, and Artificial Airway Cuff ManagementEmphasizing the importance of communicating effectively and providing emotional support, this program teaches nurses and other healthcare professionals how to maintain airway patency and prevent infection when providing care to the patient with a tracheostomy tube. Describing the function of a tracheostomy tube, it explains how to clean and change the inner cannula, shows how to care for the stoma, and illustrates how to change a tracheostomy tube. It also identifies potential complications.