When providing care to patients at risk for ARDS, nurses use evidence-based practice whenever they:
a. Suction a patient at high risk for developing ARDS every 2 hours.
b. Suction a patient at high risk for developing ARDS whenever crackles are aus-cultated.
c. Turn a patient at risk for developing ARDS every 2 hours.
d. Turn a patient at risk for developing ARDS every 5 minutes.
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A There is no evidence to support this as a measure to reduce the risk for patients to develop ARDS.
B There is no evidence to support this as a measure to reduce the risk for patients to develop ARDS.
C There is no evidence to support this as a measure to reduce the risk for patients to develop ARDS.
D Research has shown that turning patients at risk for developing ARDS every 5 minutes reduces that risk. There are hospital beds now designed to provide that care.
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