CRITICAL CARE NURSING MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED.

The nurse is assessing the exhaled tidal volume (EVT) in a mechanically
ventilated patient. The rationale for this assessment is to
a. assess for tension pneumothorax.
b. assess the level of positive end-expiratory pressure.
c. compare the tidal volume delivered with the tidal volume prescribed.
d. determine the patient's work of breathing.
Verified Answer -c. compare the tidal volume delivered with the tidal
volume prescribed.
The nurse is caring for a mechanically ventilated patient and responds to a
high inspiratory pressure alarm. Recognizing possible causes for the
alarm, the nurse assesses for which of the following? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Coughing or attempting to talk
b. Disconnection from the ventilator
c. Kinks in the ventilator tubing
d. Need for suctioning
e. Spontaneous breathing
Verified Answer -a. Coughing or attempting to talk
c. Kinks in the ventilator tubing
d. Need for suctioning
Select all of the factors that may predispose the patient to respiratory
acidosis. (Select all that apply.)