NUR 211 Exam #4 – Ventilators
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basic ventilation settings: - ✔✔there is 1 big screen that is separated into
two smaller screens.
the bottom is what the vent is doing for the patient, and the top is how the
pt. is handling it
respiratory rate definition: - ✔✔how many breaths/min the patient
receives.
make sure to monitor what the rate of the vent is and what the patient's
rate is
what is TV? - ✔✔tidal volume.
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, the amount of air that is breathed in
what is FiO2? - ✔✔oxygen in %
the baseline FiO2 on a ventilator is 40% and will move up by 10% with
100% being the max amount a patient can receive
pressure support ________________ the work of breathing by finishing the
patient's spontaneous breath on _________________ - ✔✔decreases;
inspiration.
when you have a spontaneous breath, pressure support will finish it for
you on inspiration if needed.
PEEP helps to improve arterial oxygenation by keeping what open on
expiration? - ✔✔the alveoli
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basic ventilation settings: - ✔✔there is 1 big screen that is separated into
two smaller screens.
the bottom is what the vent is doing for the patient, and the top is how the
pt. is handling it
respiratory rate definition: - ✔✔how many breaths/min the patient
receives.
make sure to monitor what the rate of the vent is and what the patient's
rate is
what is TV? - ✔✔tidal volume.
1
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, the amount of air that is breathed in
what is FiO2? - ✔✔oxygen in %
the baseline FiO2 on a ventilator is 40% and will move up by 10% with
100% being the max amount a patient can receive
pressure support ________________ the work of breathing by finishing the
patient's spontaneous breath on _________________ - ✔✔decreases;
inspiration.
when you have a spontaneous breath, pressure support will finish it for
you on inspiration if needed.
PEEP helps to improve arterial oxygenation by keeping what open on
expiration? - ✔✔the alveoli
2
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