A patient receiving mechanical ventilation is on a three-bottle closed chest tube drainage system for correction of a pneumothorax.  You accidentally knock over and break the underwater seal.  Your immediate action would be:

After assisting with a thoracentesis where 1400 ml of straw yellow fluid was removed, the patient complains of shortness of breath and has an increased heart and respiratory rate.  What would you immediately recommend to further evaluate the patient’s reaction to the procedure?  Pulse oximetry  Chest x-ray  Send the fluid to the laboratory for analysis  Remove additional fluid

The respiratory care practitioner enters the room of a patient who is to receive heliox therapy.  A cylinder is at the bedside with a nasal cannula attached.  The practitioner’s next action should be to:  

A statement of what the organization wants to accomplish is known as a/n:

The directive “provide your staff with what they need to do their jobs well” means providing them with:

Communications with the staff should always be:

To create a culture of caring within the organization, you should establish employee policies that are:

The process by which an organization can reduce the opportunity for an adverse event to occur is known as:

The true variance between health care facilities is in the ________ they provide.

To create a culture of caring within the organization, you should establish employee policies that are: