When planning care for a patient who is mechanically ventilated, the nurse will include interventions to address which potential complications? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. Cardiovascular compromise
2. Community acquired pneumonia (CAP)
3. Barotrauma
4. Volutrauma
5. Anxiety from lack of synchrony with the ventilator
1,3,4,5
Rationale 1: The patient who is mechanically ventilated is at risk for cardiovascular compromise.
Rationale 2: The patient who is mechanically ventilated is not at risk for this type of pneumonia.
Rationale 3: The patient who is mechanically ventilated is at risk for barotrauma.
Rationale 4: The patient who is mechanically ventilated is at risk for volutrauma.
Rationale 5: The patient who is mechanically ventilated is at risk for anxiety from lack of synchrony with the ventilator.
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