6 nurses are caring for a client receiving mechanical ven la on via an endotrecheal (ET) tube. The high-pressure alarm is beeping, and the client is experiencing respiratory distress. The nurse is unable to determine the cause of the alarm. Which of the following ac ons should the nurse take? Deliver breaths manually with a resuscita on bag. Assess for disconnected tubing. • Reevaluate the client for an ET cuff leak. Decrease the ven lator flow rate.
[Answered]: 6 nurses are caring for a client receiving…
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