The Effects Of Life Support Technology On Nursing Practice

The use of life support technology to achieve work of breathing in patients is referred to as mechanical ventilation. The author chose the topic of positive pressure mechanical ventilation to explore the indications of use, complications, and safety concerns in relation to nursing practice. Topics to be explored will include weaning protocols to reduce complications and patient suffering and ventilator-associated pneumonia due to prolonged intubation. Fundamental nursing interventions will be reviewed regarding ventilation and preventing complications. Patients who require advanced monitoring, treatment, and nursing care due to injury or disease are cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU). Approximately 50% of these patients need mechanical ventilation (Tingsvik, Johansson, Martensson, 2015). A ventilator is a machine that supports breathing if the patient is unable to do so. 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