A patient who is orally intubated and receiving mechanical ventilation is anxious and is "fighting" the ventilator. Which action should the nurse take next?
A) Verbally coach the patient to breathe with the ventilator.
B) Sedate the patient with the ordered PRN lorazepam (Ativan) .
C) Manually ventilate the patient with a bag-valve-mask device.
D) Increase the rate for the ordered propofol (Diprivan) infusion.
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