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Which of the following ventilator settings is most likely to decrease the work of breathing?
A
assist-control
B
pressure support
C
tidal volume
D
CPAP
{{Ans- Answer:B
Pressure support senses the beginning of the patient's spontaneous inspiration and provides a set
pressure to assist the inspiratory effort. The primary purpose of the ventilator settings listed in
choices(A),(C), and (D) is not to decrease the work of breathing.
-A nurse is caring for a patient with an acute inferior wall MI, post coronary artery stent deployment. For
optimal care of this patient,the nurse should:
Select single answer choice.
A
administer an analgesic for acute back pain.clearYou selected.
B
apply a pressure dressing to the groin.clearYou did not select.
C
continuously monitor the patient in lead II.
D
maintain the patient in a supine position.
{{Ans- Answer:C
It is best practice to continuously monitor a patient, who is post coronary artery stent deployment, in
the lead that was most abnormal during the acute occlusion. Lead II would most likely meet this
criterion for a patient with an inferior wall MI. The remaining interventions are NOT indicated for a
patientwho is post coronary artery stent deployment.
-A patient with aortic regurgitation will have which of the following upon auscultation?
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