Which Assessment Finding by the Nurse When Caring for a Patient

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which assessment finding by the nurse when caring for a patient with ARDS who is being treated with mechanical ventilation and high levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) indicates that the PEEP may need to be decreased?

• A) The patient has subcutaneous emphysema.
• B) The patient has a sinus bradycardia with a rate of 52.
• C) The patient's PaO₂ is 50 mm Hg and the SaO₂ is 88%.
• D) The patient has bronchial breath sounds in both the lung fields.

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