prep NUR 265 LATEST EXAM questions and answers Graded A+ latest update A client has a new tracheostomy, on a mechanical ventilator with the following settings: SIMV, rate of 12, TV 800, FIo2 80% and PEEP of 5 cmH20. Which assessment finding requires i
prep NUR 265 LATEST EXAM questions and answers Graded A+ latest update A client has a new tracheostomy, on a mechanical ventilator with the following settings: SIMV, rate of 12, TV 800, FIo2 80% and PEEP of 5 cmH20. Which assessment finding requires immediate action by the nurse? Dry mucous membranes Rhonchi in upper lobes Blood-tinged sputum Constant, nonproductive coughing - Constant, nonproductive coughing The nurse notes each time the mechanical ventilator delivers a breath to a client with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the peak inspiratory pressure alarm sounds. What is the nurse's best intervention? Raise the head of bed to high Fowlers Assess the airway Suction the client. Perform chest physiotherapy. - Assess th
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