Question

On arrival to the ICU, R.B. begins to thrash, kick her legs, and wave her arms. The portable transport ventilator alarms are ringing. What are the priority nursing assessment

Answer 1

Answer:

When portable transport ventilator alarms are ringing, the priority nursing assessment includes to check if, all the tubes of ventilators are connected properly or not because sometimes movement of the patient can disconnect the tubes.

Sometimes, obstruction of the Endotracheal tube (ETT) from mucus plugs or from patients biting on the tube, causes ringing of alarm and should be assessed on a priority basis.