The nurse is caring for a client with atelectasis. Which prescription from the health care provider should the nurse anticipate to correct this problem?
1. Increase oxygen concentration
2. Increase flow rate
3. Increase tidal volume
4. Set PEEP at 6 cm H2O
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Rationale 1: Increasing oxygen concentration would not impact atelectasis.
Rationale 2: Increasing oxygen flow rate would not impact atelectasis.
Rationale 3: Increasing tidal volume would not prevent airway collapse after expiration.
Rationale 4: PEEP is often used to prevent further atelectasis because it maintains open alveoli between breaths.
Global Rationale: PEEP is often used to prevent further atelectasis because it maintains open alveoli between breaths. Increasing tidal volume would not prevent airway collapse after expiration. Increasing oxygen concentration or oxygen flow rate would not impact atelectasis.
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