Multiple Choice
When the nursing supervisor is evaluating the performance of a new RN, which action indicates that the new RN is safe in providing care to a patient who is receiving mechanical ventilation with 10 cm of peak end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) ?
A) The RN plans to suction the patient every 2 hours.
B) The RN uses a closed-suction technique to suction the patient.
C) The RN tapes connection between the ventilator tubing and the ET.
D) The RN changes the ventilator circuit tubing routinely every 24 hours.
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