A client newly prescribed venlafaxine (an SNRI) reports difficulty sleeping and asks when the medication should be taken. Which instruction should the nurse provide?

Which of the following conditions would not cause the high-pressure alarm to activate on a volume-controlled ventilator?

A nurse is interacting with a client who states they are “fine,” but their arms are crossed, and their facial expression appears tense. What should the nurse do?

Which of the following would decrease PaCO2 when ventilating a patient using intermittent mandatory ventilation with pressure support?

A postoperative orthopedic patient receiving 36% oxygen by nasal cannula suddenly becomes acutely short of breath and diaphoretic. His SpO₂ falls to 86%, and breath sounds are vesicular on the right and severely diminished on the left. Which condition should the respiratory therapist suspect?

A chronic COPD patient is showing signs of dyspnea breathing room air. Patient’s pulse rate is 115 bpm, respiratory rate of 32 breaths/min and SpO2 85%. What oxygen device is indicated for this patient?

A 22-year-old patient is receiving A/C volume-control ventilation with VT 450 mL, rate 14/min, FiO₂ 0.40, and PEEP 5 cmH₂O. Arterial blood gases show: pH 7.37, PaCO₂ 42 mmHg, PaO₂ 50 mmHg, HCO₃⁻ 23 mEq/L, SaO₂ 80%. Which parameter should be increased to improve oxygenation?

A patient presents with dyspnea and tachycardia. CXR shows a peripheral wedge-shaped infiltrate. What diagnosis should the therapist suspect?

A patient receiving warfarin therapy has a prothrombin time of 30 seconds. This result indicates which of the following?

A patient in the ICU is receiving assist/control volume-control ventilation and is scheduled to undergo bronchoscopy. The respiratory therapist should anticipate all of the following considerations except: