The nurse is caring for a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome who is hypoxemic despite mechanical ventilation.The physician orders a nontraditional ventilator mode as part of treatment.Despite sedation and analgesia,the patient remains restless and appears to be in discomfort.The nurse informs the physician of this assessment and anticipates an order for:

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Paralysis and additional sedation may be needed if the patient requires nontraditional ventilation.Guided imagery is an excellent non-pharmacological approach to manage anxiety; however,the non-traditional mode of ventilation usually requires that the patient receive neuromuscular blockade.Prone positioning is a treatment for refractory hypoxemia but not indicated until the neuromuscular blockade has been tried.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Acute Respiratory