In which of the following situations would you recommend that more than one ventilator be pro-vided for a home care patient?
1. If the patient cannot maintain spontaneous ventilation for at least 1 hr
2. If the patient's care plan requires mechanical ventilation during mobility
3. If a replacement ventilator cannot be secured within 2 hr
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: B
A second back-up ventilator should be provided for patients who cannot maintain spontaneous ventilation for more than four consecutive hours, for patients living in an area where a replace-ment ventilator cannot be secured within 2 hr, and for patients whose care plan requires mechan-ical ventilation during mobility.
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