Nursing Care Plan Ventilatory Assistance

VENTILATORY ASSISTANCE (MECHANICAL)

I. Pathophysiology—impairment of respiratory function
affecting O2 uptake and CO2 elimination, requiring mechanical
assist to support or replace spontaneous breathing
a. Inability to maintain adequate oxygenation (hypoxemia)
b. Inability to maintain adequate ventilation due to apnea or
alveolar hypoventilation causing a rise in PaCO2 and a fall
in serum pH (

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