Sophomore nursing student Desiree dos Anjos, was cautious but sure-handed as she inserted a tracheal tube into her patient鈥檚 throat. She had read about the procedure in textbooks and watched it done numerous times on video, but this was her first hands-on experience. 鈥淟ook how small the esophagus is,鈥 she says, examining her patient鈥檚 neck. 聽鈥淣ow I鈥檓 definitely going to…