When the Nurse Is Weaning a Patient Who Has COPD

question 34

Multiple Choice

When the nurse is weaning a patient who has COPD from mechanical ventilation, which patient assessment indicates that the weaning protocol should be discontinued?

• A) The patient heart rate is 98 beats/min.
• B) The patient's spontaneous tidal volume is 500 ml.
• C) The patient's oxygen saturation is 91%.
• D) The patient respiratory rate is 32 breaths/min.

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