A Child Is Being Weaned from the Ventilator

question 36

Multiple Choice

A child is being weaned from the ventilator.He is awake and alert but getting increasingly tired.Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

• A) Cluster nursing care so the child is able to get uninterrupted periods of rest.
• B) Collaborate with other health team members to slow or stop the weaning process.
• C) Draw a blood sample for blood gas analysis, and compare the results to the last blood gas values.
• D) Have all of the child's visitors leave to allow the child to take a short nap.

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a dataset when it is ordered from smallest to largest, or the mean of the two middle numbers if there is an even number of values.

Sample Variance

A measure that quantifies the degree to which sample points in a dataset differ from the sample mean.

Population Variance

A measure of the dispersion of individual values in a population around the mean of the population.

Sample Variance

The measure of dispersion or variability within a sample data set, quantifying the spread of its values.