Downloadable Sample of Policies & Procedures for Your Reference

• Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Respiratory Therapy Department, "Protocol for Passy-Muir Tracheostomy Speaking Valve." Lincoln, NE, 2008.
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• The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh, "Passy-Muir Valve Use." Pittsburgh, PA, 2011
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• Nationwide Children's, "Passy Muir Valve Readiness Assessment and Use." Columbus, OH
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• Barlow Respiratory Hospital, "Passy-Muir Valve Used with Mechanical Ventilator." Los Angeles, CA
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• Grace Hospital, "Placement of PMV or Occlusion of Tracheostomy Tube." Cleveland, OH
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• Warm Springs Specialty Hospital - Victoria, "PMV Protocol for Cuffed Tracheostomy Tubes" Victoria, TX
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• Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, "Passy-Muir Speaking Valves" Briarwood, NY
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• Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, "In-Line Passy Muir Valve" Wallingford, CT
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• The Ambassador Health System, "Passy-Muir Tracheostomy Speaking Valves Policy and Procedure" Lincoln, NE  
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Sample Competencies for Your Reference

• Warm Springs Specialty Hospital - Victoria, TX "Warm Springs Specialty Hospital of Victoria One-Way Speaking Valve Clinical Competency" Victoria,
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• Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, "Guidelines for Passy-Muir Valve Use in the Ventilator Dependent Population" Wallingford, CT
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