Author Question: According to the AARC, which of the following standards should be met when considering ventilatory ... (Read 43 times)

JMatthes · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

According to the AARC, which of the following standards should be met when considering ventilatory support outside the acute care hospital?

1. Services must be based on the attending physician's prescription.
2. Those providing the support should be appropriately trained.
3. Appropriate recording and reporting mechanisms should exist.
4. Safe, effective, and appropriate equipment must be provided.
a. 1, 2, and 3 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 1, 2, 3, and 4
d. 3 and 4 only

Question 2

Mechanical ventilation in the home setting can be provided by which of the following methods?

1. Positive pressure through an oral endotracheal tube
2. Positive pressure through an intact upper airway
3. Intermittent abdominal displacement methods
4. Negative pressure through an intact upper airway
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 3 and 4 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only

durant1234 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The AARC developed a Clinical Practice Guideline on Long-Term Invasive Mechanical Ventila-tion in the Home. Excerpts appear on pp. 1299-1300.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
In alternative settings, invasive ventilatory support always involves application of positive pres-sure ventilation by tracheotomy. Noninvasive approaches include positive and negative pressure ventilation via an intact upper airway or abdominal displacement methods.