When providing care to patients at risk for ARDS, nurses use evidence-based practice whenever they
a. suction a patient at high risk for develop-ing ARDS every 2 hours.
b. suction a patient at high risk for develop-ing ARDS whenever crackles are auscul-tated.
c. turn a patient at risk for developing ARDS every 2 hours.
d. turn a patient at risk for developing ARDS every 5 minutes.
ANS: 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. There is no evidence to sup-port options A, B, and C as measures to reduce the risk for patients to develop ARDS.
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