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1. Question: The nurse practitioner is intubating a 44-year-old female. What tracheal tube size would be most appropriate?
2. Question: When using rapid sequence intubation to place an endotracheal tube, which medication should be administered for paralysis?
3. Question: A 44-year-old male is admitted to the ICU following a motor vehicle collision. He has extensive facial and abdominal injuries. He develops dyspnea and respiratory What is the best initial respiratory aid for this patient?
4. Question: Which score is used to identify a difficult airway in cooperative patients who are able to sit upright?
5. Question: What position should the patient’s head be placed to best open the airway for intubation?
6. Question: A 54-year-old male with COPD is intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation. He is fighting the ventilator, resulting in continued The nurse practitioner decides to initiate vecuronium IV. What medication is essential to order in addition to the vecuronium?
7. Question: The nurse practitioner is concerned that the endotracheal tube is misplaced. Which of the following is a clinical sign of esophageal placement?
8. Question: The nurse practitioner is assessing a patient on mechanical ventilation who is undergoing a spontaneous breathing trial. What parameters gathered at 15 minutes after the start of the trial would indicate the patient is ready for extubation?
9. Question: If the nurse practitioner places an endotracheal tube in too far, where is it most likely to end up?
10. Question: The nurse practitioner is called by the ICU nurse about a patient who is intubated and experiencing hypoxia, poor chest expansion, and hypotension. What is the crucial first step the NP should do when evaluating this patient?