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Exam 2: NUR 417 Care of Adult II – 2025 Actual
Questions and Answers Concordia University St. Paul.
1. 30-120: How many minutes should a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT)
be?
2. pressure: mechanical ventilator alarm indicating something obstructing
the airway (excess secretions, pt biting tube, kinks in tubing, pt coughing,
pulmonary edema, bronchospasm, pneumothorax)
3. volume: mechanical ventilator alarm indicating low pressure due to
disconnection, air leak and/or tube displacement
4. apnea: mechanical ventilator alarm indicating no spontaneous respirations
detected in a preset time period
5. ventilatory failure: AKA acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
6. >50 mmHg: PaCO2 in ventilatory/hypercapnic failure
7. <7.35: pH in ventilatory/hypercapnic failure
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8. >30: What should the HOB be at for someone in respiratory failure?
9. good lung down: Lateral position for patients with one-sided lung
disorders
10. 2-3 L: How much fluid should a patient in respiratory failure consume
per day?
11. low VT (4-8 mL/kg): type of ventilation given in ARDS
12. 60 mm Hg: PaCO2 can be up to __________ for a patient with ARDS
(permissive hypercapnia)
13. 3-5 cm H2O: PEEP is applied in increments of...
14. 60% or less: PEEP is applied with FIO2 of....
15. 16: How many hours per day can a patient be in prone position?
16. NMBA: If aggressive anesthesia and sedation are inadequate for a
patient with ARDS, what type of drug is added?
17. fluids, diuretics: What 2 drug classes should not be given in late stage
ARDS?
18. whiteout: What does a CXR of lungs with ARDS show in 72 hours?
NUR 417
NUR 417
Exam 2: NUR 417 Care of Adult II – 2025 Actual
Questions and Answers Concordia University St. Paul.
1. 30-120: How many minutes should a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT)
be?
2. pressure: mechanical ventilator alarm indicating something obstructing
the airway (excess secretions, pt biting tube, kinks in tubing, pt coughing,
pulmonary edema, bronchospasm, pneumothorax)
3. volume: mechanical ventilator alarm indicating low pressure due to
disconnection, air leak and/or tube displacement
4. apnea: mechanical ventilator alarm indicating no spontaneous respirations
detected in a preset time period
5. ventilatory failure: AKA acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
6. >50 mmHg: PaCO2 in ventilatory/hypercapnic failure
7. <7.35: pH in ventilatory/hypercapnic failure
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8. >30: What should the HOB be at for someone in respiratory failure?
9. good lung down: Lateral position for patients with one-sided lung
disorders
10. 2-3 L: How much fluid should a patient in respiratory failure consume
per day?
11. low VT (4-8 mL/kg): type of ventilation given in ARDS
12. 60 mm Hg: PaCO2 can be up to __________ for a patient with ARDS
(permissive hypercapnia)
13. 3-5 cm H2O: PEEP is applied in increments of...
14. 60% or less: PEEP is applied with FIO2 of....
15. 16: How many hours per day can a patient be in prone position?
16. NMBA: If aggressive anesthesia and sedation are inadequate for a
patient with ARDS, what type of drug is added?
17. fluids, diuretics: What 2 drug classes should not be given in late stage
ARDS?
18. whiteout: What does a CXR of lungs with ARDS show in 72 hours?
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