Multiple Choice
The nurse is assessing the exhaled tidal volume (EVT) in a mechanically ventilated patient.The rationale for this assessment is to
A) assess for tension pneumothorax.
B) assess the level of positive end-expiratory pressure.
C) compare the tidal volume delivered with the tidal volume prescribed.
D) determine the patient's work of breathing.
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