One of the goals of long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV) in the home or alternative care site is which of the following?
a. Permit lung healing
b. Reduce hospitalizations
c. Relieve respiratory distress
d. Improve pulmonary gas exchange
ANS: B
The overall goal of LTMV at home or in other alternative care sites is to improve the patient's quality of life by enhancing the individual's living potential; improving the patient's physical and physiological level of function; reducing morbidity; reducing hospitalizations; extending life; and providing cost-effective care. The other options are the goals of acute mechanical ventilation.
You might also like to view...
When placing the sealed tubes into the microhematocrit centrifuge, what must be done before closing the lid?
a. Place the tubes in slots next to each other. b. Place the tubes opposite each other, balancing each other across the centrifuge. c. Determine the average values. d. Set the timer and adjust the speed.
The ureters are in the
A) peritoneal cavity. B) anterior pararenal space. C) perirenal space. D) posterior pararenal space.
Exchanging air between the body and the outside environment is ___ ___
Bony outgrowths on the palate and lingual surfaces of the mandible are called "nodules."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false