NUR 265 Exam 2 (2023/2024) 63 Questions and Answers.
How is an ET tube placement confirmed?
Describe the A/C vent mode.
Describe SIMV vent mode.
What are the different ventilator settings?
What is PEEP?
What are some complications of PEEP?
What are the 3 buttons that a nurse is able to tou...
7). What are the 3 buttons that a nurse is able to touch on a vent?
Ans: Silence
Restart
100% Oxygen (before suctioning a patient)
8). When is it acceptable to shut off a vent alarm?
Ans: NEVER
9). What should be done when a patient is in respiratory distress?
Ans: *Call for help, disconnect the vent, start bagging the patient, then reassess*
10). What are ways to prevent vap?
Ans: *Remove water from circuits*
*HOB up to 30 degrees*
Turn Q2h
Suction
Oral care Q2H
Prevent aspiration
Lip moisturizer
Percussion
11). Give examples of what could cause a high pressure alarm.
Ans: Blocked airway
Coughing
Tension pneumothorax
Anxiety/Pain: Sedate them
Kinks in tubing
Decreased lung compliance: ARDS
*Assess the patient not the monitor*
12). Give examples of what could cause a low pressure alarm.
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