When caring for a patient on a mechanical ventilator, the nurse should carefully assess for (Mark all that apply.)
A) tachycardia.
B) hypopnea.
C) increasing carbon dioxide levels.
D) increasing tidal volumes.
E) decreasing oxygen saturation.
Ans: A, C, E
Feedback: Nurses should carefully assess for tachypnea, tachycardia, reduced tidal volumes, decreasing oxygen saturations, and increasing carbon dioxide levels. Hypopnea is not an assessment parameter for a patient on a mechanical ventilator.
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