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