The nurse who is preparing to assist in the collaborative process of weaning the patient from a ventilator is aware that the weaning process will progress in which order?
A) Removal from the ventilator, tube, and oxygen
B) Removal from oxygen, ventilator, and tube
C) Removal of the tube, oxygen, and ventilator
D) Removal from oxygen, tube, and ventilator
Ans: A
Feedback: The process of withdrawing the patient from dependence on the ventilator takes place in three stages. First the patient is gradually removed from the ventilator, then from the tube, and finally from oxygen.
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