While at clinicals, you respond to a patient’s ventilator alarm. You observe the following ventilator settings and measured parameters: Volume-targeted, time-cycled mode set VT 450mL, VTE 375mL, Ti 1 sec, PEEP 6cmH2O, FiO2 0.35, PIP 10cmH2O. You note that the exhaled tidal volume is significantly lower than the set tidal volume, and the peak inspiratory pressure is unusually low. Which of the following has most likely caused this discrepancy?

The __________ is made up of high altitude air currents which influence weather (generally between 75 – 250 mph)

Use the above ventilator waveform to answer questions 6 through 9.Which of the following choices best correspond with the patients transairway pressure?

A 28-year-old female is admitted to the hospital due to Myasthenia Gravis. The patient is alert and oriented. HR 96 beats/min   BP 134/83 mmHg   RR 20 BPM   Temp 98.6° F (37° C)  BS are slightly decreased in bilateral lower lobes and a room air ABG is as follows: pH 7.46   PaCO2 39 mmHg   PaO2 80 mmHg   HCO3- 26 mEq/LThe most appropriate recommendation is:

A registered nurse (RN) is caring for multiple clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which task can the RN safely delegate to a licensed practical nurse (LPN)?

Which of the following parameters is used to increase a patient’s functional residual capacity (FRC)?

Which of the following situations should BiPAP be trialed prior to initiating invasive ventilation?

Use the above ventilator waveform to answer questions 6 through 9.Which of the following choices best correspond with the patients PIP?

Identify the fetal position using the 3 letters of abbreviation AND the maternal abdominal quadrant placement of the fetal heart rate monitor (FHR). For example: RSA and RLQ.

A client with COPD presents with confusion and dyspnea. ABG results show: pH: 7.28, PaCO₂: 55 mmHg,  HCO₃⁻: 24 mEq/L. Which statement is correct?