A patient with respiratory failure has a respiratory rate of 6 breaths/minute and an oxygen saturation (SpO₂)of 88%.The patient is increasingly lethargic.Which intervention will the nurse anticipate?

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The patient's lethargy,low respiratory rate,and SpO₂ indicate the need for mechanical ventilation with ventilator-controlled respiratory rate.Administration of high flow oxygen will not be helpful because the patient's respiratory rate is so low.Insertion of a mini-tracheostomy will facilitate removal of secretions,but it will not improve the patient's respiratory rate or oxygenation.CPAP requires that the patient initiate an adequate respiratory rate to allow adequate gas exchange.

A Patient with Respiratory Failure Has a Respiratory Rate of 6