ventilator checks

How Do You Care For A Patient With Mechanical Ventilation?

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How Do You Care For A Patient With Mechanical Ventilation? Maintain a patent airway. … Assess oxygen saturation, bilateral breath sounds for adequate air movement, and respiratory rate per policy. Check vital signs per policy, particularly blood pressure after a ventilator setting is changed. How should a mechanically ventilated patient be positioned? A semi-upright position

What Do Nurses Do With Ventilators?

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What Do Nurses Do With Ventilators? Nurses who work in ventilator units are tasked with taking care of pediatric patients with complex respiratory conditions — such as pneumonia, pleural effusion, and pulmonary malformations, and recipients of a lung transplant, to name a few. Can nurses manage ventilators? About 63 to 88% of decisions regarding ventilator