Respiratory Therapists Who Are Caring for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Can

question 51

Multiple Choice

Respiratory therapists who are caring for mechanically ventilated patients can reduce the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia by practicing all except which of the following measures?

• A)Preventing cross-contamination through hand washing
• B)Appropriately cleaning and processing respiratory devices
• C)Performing 24-hour ventilator circuit changes
• D)Taking precautions to prevent the patient from aspirating

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