The Passy-Muir Valve is not designed to work during mechanical ventilation, therefore the patient must be completely weaned from mechanical ventilation to initiate cuff deflation and Passy-Muir Valve trials.
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Step 1: Understand that the Passy-Muir Valve (PMV) is designed to be used with a deflated tracheostomy cuff to allow airflow through the vocal cords for speech. Show more…
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patient has been admitted to the ICU for the past 20 days for mechanical ventilation using an oral endotracheal tube. The patient has failed multiple weaning attempts. Which of the following plans would the nurse anticipate being discussed by the multidisciplinary team? • Insertion of a tracheostomy tube. • Continuation of the current method • Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway • Insertion of a nasogastric tube
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