To evaluate the effectiveness of ordered interventions for a patient with ventilatory failure,which diagnostic test will be most useful to the nurse?

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Arterial blood gas (ABG)analysis is most useful in this setting because ventilatory failure causes problems with CO? retention,and ABGs provide information about the PaCO? and pH.The other tests may also be done to help in assessing oxygenation or determining the cause of the patient's ventilatory failure.

To Evaluate the Effectiveness of Ordered Interventions for a Patient