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This rhythm is displayed on your patients monitor.  What rhythm is this?

A patient has been undergoing a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) for possible extubation. Which finding would require the nurse to immediately terminate the trial? 

Which of the following patient positions is most appropriate for endotracheal intubation?

The endotracheal tube should be extubated from the patient during which of the following?

A patient is being mechanically ventilated in the synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation mode at a rate of 4 breaths/min. Spontaneous respirations are 12 breaths/min. The patient receives a dose of morphine sulfate, and now respirations decrease to 4 breaths/min. What adjustments may need to be made to the patient’s ventilator settings?

A patient’s ventilator settings are adjusted to treat hypoxemia. The FiO2 is increased from 60% to 70%, and the positive end-expiratory pressure is increased from 10 to 15 cm H2O. Shortly after these adjustments, the nurse notes that the patient’s blood pressure drops from 120/76 mm Hg to 90/60 mm Hg. What is the most likely cause of this decrease in blood pressure?

Which assessment data indicate to the nurse the client diagnosed with acute respiratory failure (ARF) has experienced a complication secondary to the ventilator?

The nurse responding to a ventilator alarm finds the patient lying in bed gasping and the endotracheal tube on the floor. Which action would the nurse take next?

High FiO₂ >60% for >48 hours increases risk for which pathophysiology?

NLPHL is characterized by which pathology feature?