A Nurse Is Caring for a Client on a Mechanical

A nurse is caring for a client on a mechanical ventilator.  The ventilator is sounding an alarm and displaying an alert about low tidal volumes.  The nurse has checked all connections and the endotracheal tube, but the alarm persists and the client's oxygen saturation is dropping.  What should the nurse do next?

A) Call the respiratory therapist to the bedside to troubleshoot
B) Elevate the head of the bed and apply a nonrebreather mask
C) Increase the oxygen delivery on the ventilator to 100%
D) Manually ventilate with a resuscitation bag device attached to the endotracheal tube

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