A Patient Who Is Orally Intubated and Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

question 33

Multiple Choice

A patient who is orally intubated and receiving mechanical ventilation is anxious and is "fighting" the ventilator. Which action should the nurse take next?

• A)Verbally coach the patient to breathe with the ventilator.
• B)Sedate the patient with the ordered PRN lorazepam (Ativan).
• C)Manually ventilate the patient with a bag-valve-mask device.
• D)Increase the rate for the ordered propofol (Diprivan) infusion.

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