After Change-Of-Shift Report on a Ventilator Weaning Unit,which Patient Should

question 39

Multiple Choice

After change-of-shift report on a ventilator weaning unit,which patient should the nurse assess first?

• A) Patient who failed a spontaneous breathing trial and has been placed in a rest mode on the ventilator
• B) Patient who is intubated and has continuous partial pressure end-tidal CO₂ (PETCO₂) monitoring
• C) Patient with a central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO₂) of 69% while on bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
• D) Patient who was successfully weaned and extubated 4 hours ago and now has no urine output for the last 6 hours

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