A Client Has Been Placed on a Ventilator

question 4

Multiple Choice

A client has been placed on a ventilator.The physician has ordered that the ventilator be set to deliver a respiratory rate set of 28 breaths/min.The nurse questions the order,citing concerns about which acid-base problem?

• A) Acid deficit: alkalosis
• B) Base excess: alkalosis
• C) Acid excess: acidosis
• D) Base deficit: acidosis

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