A patient is being mechanically ventilated in the ICU. The ventilator alarms begin to sound. The nurse should complete which of the following actions first? a) Manually ventilate the patient. b) Notify the respiratory therapist. c) Troubleshoot to identify the malfunction. d) Reposition the endotracheal (ET) tube.
A patient is being mechanically ventilated in the ICU. The ventilator alarms begin to sound. The nurse should complete which of the following actions first?
a) Manually ventilate the patient.
b) Notify the respiratory therapist.
c) Troubleshoot to identify the malfunction.
d) Reposition the endotracheal (ET) tube.