Question 1
What is important for the nurse to assess in a patient who is beginning noninvasive ventilatory support? Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.◦ Respiratory pattern and depth
◦ Bowel sounds and presence of insufflation
◦ Status of skin of the nose
◦ Patient orientation and level of alertness
◦ Peripheral pulses
Question 2
The high-pressure alarm on a patient's mechanical ventilator is sounding. What action should the nurse take? Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.◦ Assess for respiration synchrony with the ventilator.
◦ Assess if the patient is biting the tube.
◦ Assess if the patient needs to be suctioned.
◦ Assess if the patient has rolled onto the tube.
◦ Assess for a mucous plug.
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