PT3 Respiratory Lewis NCLEX questions with correct answers

d. Leave the call light in the patient's hand. CORRECT ANSWER Your patient is receiving mechanical ventilation which of the following actions is appropriate for the nursing diagnosis anxiety related to inability to communicate with fear of suffocation? a. Restrain patient to prevent accidental removal of tubes. b. Monitor vital signs hourly. c. Assure the patient that everything will be alright. d. Leave the call light in the patient's hand. d. Peep prevents the air sacs from collapsing during exhalation. CORRECT ANSWER Which statement by the nurse when explaining the purpose of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) to a family member of a patient with ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome)? A. Peep will prevent fibrosis of the lung from occurring. b. Peep will push more air into the lungs during inhalation. c. Peep allows the ventilator to deliver 100% oxygen to the lungs d. Peep prevents the air sacs from collapsing during exhalation.