Author Question: You are called to the home of a 13-year-old girl who has a tracheostomy and is dependent on a ... (Read 35 times)

clippers! · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

You are called to the home of a 13-year-old girl who has a tracheostomy and is dependent on a ventilator. The parents are panicked because the ventilator is not working properly, and they have not been able to fix the problem. You should:

A) call the patient's home health equipment company for instructions on how to fix the ventilator.
B) ventilate her with a BVM.
C) administer oxygen with a nonrebreather mask.
D) ask what type of problems the parents are having with the ventilator.

Question 2

____________________________________________ is contraindicated in a patient who has taken sildenafil recently.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word