A client with chronic lung disease is being dismissed to home on a ventilator. The nurse explains to the client and his family how to set up, use, and take care of all of the equipment. Which options best describe the rationale for this? Select all that apply.
The nurse is caring for a client who is on a ventilator. An alarm goes off on the ventilator. What is the first thing the nurse should do?
A nurse is caring for a client in the ICU who requires a mechanical ventilator. The client has been sedated while the endotracheal tube is in place. During the nurse’s shift, the client’s ventilator repeatedly alarms to indicate high pressure. Which of the following situations would most likely indicate a high pressure alarm?
A nurse caring for a ventilated client reviews the alarm settings at the beginning of the shift. Which of the following are potential reasons for this? Select all that apply.
A nurse is assessing a ventilated client. The nurse notes that the client coughs and sets off the high pressure alarm on the ventilator. Which action should the nurse take next?
A nurse is experiencing alarm fatigue toward the end of a 12-hour shift. Which of the following behaviors by the nurse most accurately demonstrates the concept of alarm fatigue?
The nurse just received report on an assigned client who is on the ventilator. The nurse should check the client if which of the following alarms sounds?
A nurse enters a ventilated client’s room to assess the client. The client’s low pressure alarm is sounding. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?
After receiving report at the beginning of her shift, a nurse enters her client’s room to begin her duties. The client is intubated and requires a mechanical ventilator with supplemental oxygen as treatment for pneumonia. Upon entering the client’s room and starting the assessment, which action should the nurse perform first?
The nurse is giving a bed bath to an intubated client. The ventilator begins alarming loudly. After identifying that the client is not in distress, what is the nurse’s next action?
