The respiratory care practitioner must be aware that a patient may be difficult to wean from the ventilator if ___________________

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All of these factors may make it difficult for a patient to wean from a ventilator.After an extended time on life support.some patients may feel apprehensive and even fearful about being weaned.The dynamic environment associated with an ICU (lights on at all hours,continual noise,blood draws in the middle of the night,etc.)can disturb a patient's natural sleep cycles.Sedation,if utilized,must be discontinued prior to assessing a patient's ability to,for example,maintain adequate spontaneous respiratory effort.

The Respiratory Care Practitioner Must Be Aware That a Patient