Your Intubated and Mechanically Ventilated Neonatal Patient Has a Pneumothorax

question 2

Multiple Choice

Your intubated and mechanically ventilated neonatal patient has a pneumothorax of the right lung. What can be done to help the injured lung to heal?

• A) Selectively place the endotracheal tube into the left mainstem bronchus.
• B)Selectively place the endotracheal tube into the right mainstem bronchus.
• C)Replace the endotracheal tube with a tracheostomy tube.
• D)Change to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

The hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, typically the hypothesis a researcher tries to disprove.

Distribution

Describes how the values of a variable are spread or distributed across different categories or intervals.

P > .05

Indicates that the probability of obtaining the observed data under the null hypothesis exceeds 5%, typically leading to failing to reject the null hypothesis.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis suggesting no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to be tested against the alternative hypothesis.