A Patient Who Is Receiving Mechanical Ventilation Is Anxious and Is

A patient who is receiving mechanical ventilation is anxious and is "fighting" the ventilator. Which action should the nurse take first?

A) Ventilate the patient with a manual resuscitation bag.
B) Verbally coach the patient to breathe with the ventilator.
C) Sedate the patient with the ordered PRN lorazepam (Ativan) .
D) Increase the rate for the ordered propofol (Diprivan) infusion.

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