The nurse working in the intensive care unit is assigned a client requiring mechanical ventilation.When responding to the ventilator alarm,the nurse sees a high-pressure alarm.Which nursing action is the priority?
A) Silencing the alarm
B) Removing the client from the ventilator and using a bag-valve device to oxygenate the client until the respiratory therapist can be summoned
C) Emptying the collected water from the ventilator tubing
D) Assessing the client
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