Free BCEN Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) Practice Question

When initiating invasive ventilation in a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which ventilator setting is most important to reduce the risk of ventilator-induced lung injury?

  • Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 5 cmH2O

  • Tidal volume of 6 mL/kg of predicted body weight

  • FiO2 set to 100%

  • Respiratory rate of 18 breaths per minute

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BCEN Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) / 
Resuscitation Principles
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