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Question 1

A patient with a severe head injury has a pO2 of 88 and a pCO2 of 48. What should be done to support this patient?
◦ Assess oxygen saturation and plan for intubation if saturation is below 86%.
◦ Plan for a routine intubation.
◦ Plan for a rapid sequence intubation.
◦ Provide 100% oxygen via face mask.

Question 2

A patient with a head injury who is being mechanically ventilated needs to be suctioned. What should the nurse do to limit problems related to suctioning?
◦ Medicate with opiates after suctioning.
◦ Limit the duration of each suctioning pass to less than 20 seconds.
◦ Preoxygenate before suctioning.
◦ Reduce the flow of oxygen prior to suctioning.
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