A patient is ready to begin weaning from mechanical ventilation. The nurse would prepare to assist respiratory therapy with which procedure?
1. Applying a T-tube set
2. Insertion of a short one-way valve
3. Tracheostomy insertion
4. Insertion of a new endotracheal tube
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Rationale 1: The T-piece or T-tube is placed on the patient's endotracheal tube and attached to oxygen. The ventilator is removed for short periods and oxygen is delivered using the T-piece. The time the patient is off the ventilator is increased over time.
Rationale 2: One-way valves are used in the treatment of pneumothorax.
Rationale 3: Tracheostomies are performed when patients require long-term mechanical ventilation. They are not performed as part of the weaning process.
Rationale 4: The endotracheal tube is not changed prior to weaning.
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