A nurse is weaning a 68-kg male patient who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from mechanical ventilation. Which patient assessment finding indicates that the weaning protocol should be stopped?
a. The patient's heart rate is 97 beats/min.
b. The patient's oxygen saturation is 93%.
c. The patient respiratory rate is 32 breaths/min.
d. The patient's spontaneous tidal volume is 450 mL.
ANS: C
Tachypnea is a sign that the patient's work of breathing is too high to allow weaning to proceed. The patient's heart rate is within normal limits, although the nurse should continue to monitor it. An oxygen saturation of 93% is acceptable for a patient with COPD. A spontaneous tidal volume of 450 mL is within the acceptable range.
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