NR 341 Quiz #2 Critical Care & Mechanical Ventilation Nursing Exam Study Guide
| Positive vs Negative Pressure Ventilation, Iron Lung Ventilators, Controlled
Mandatory Ventilation (CMV), Assist Control Ventilation (AC), Synchronized
Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (SIMV), Pressure Control Ventilation,
Pressure Support Ventilation, CPAP vs BiPAP Therapy, PEEP Physiology &
Alveolar Recruitment, Minute Ventilation Calculation (Tidal Volume ×
Respiratory Rate), Ventilator Parameter Management (FiO₂, PEEP, Tidal Volume,
Respiratory Rate), Respiratory Alkalosis & Respiratory Acidosis ABG
Interpretation, Ventilator Alarm Troubleshooting (High Pressure, Low Pressure,
Apnea Alarm), Peak Airway Pressure Changes & Circuit Leak Detection,
Ventilator Weaning Strategies, ARDS High PEEP Management, Incentive
Spirometry & Atelectasis Prevention, Pneumonia Early Signs (Diminished Lung
Sounds), Sepsis Early Detection (Decreased Urine Output), Blood Culture
Collection Techniques, Vancomycin Infusion & Red Man Syndrome, Steroid-
Induced Hyperglycemia Monitoring, Respiratory Distress Assessment (Tripod
Position, Inability to Speak), Hypoxia Neurologic Signs (Confusion, Restlessness,
Agitation) Exam Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded
Rationales Latest Updated 2026
An artificial airway, like an endotracheal tube, is used in the following type of ventilation.
a. Positive Pressure
b. Negative pressure
A
,Pressure is applied to the abdomen and thorax to draw air into the lungs through the upper
airway in the following type of ventilation.
a. Positive Pressure
b. Negative pressure
B
Iron lung ventilators used after the polio epidemics in the first half of the 20th century belong
to...
a. Positive Pressure Ventilation
b. Negative pressure Ventilation
B
One of the following modes of ventilation “locks out” the patient's efforts to breathe.
a. Controlled Mandatory Ventilation
b. Synchronous Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
, c. Assist Control Mode
d. Pressure Control Mode
A
One of the following modes of ventilation has the risk of the patient getting respiratory
alkalosis.
a. Controlled Mandatory Ventilation
b. Synchronous Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
c. Assist Control Mode
d. Pressure Control Mode
C
The mode of ventilation which allows the patient to breathe spontaneously at his or her own
respiratory rate and depth between the ventilator breaths is...
a. Controlled Mandatory Ventilation
b. Synchronous Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
| Positive vs Negative Pressure Ventilation, Iron Lung Ventilators, Controlled
Mandatory Ventilation (CMV), Assist Control Ventilation (AC), Synchronized
Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (SIMV), Pressure Control Ventilation,
Pressure Support Ventilation, CPAP vs BiPAP Therapy, PEEP Physiology &
Alveolar Recruitment, Minute Ventilation Calculation (Tidal Volume ×
Respiratory Rate), Ventilator Parameter Management (FiO₂, PEEP, Tidal Volume,
Respiratory Rate), Respiratory Alkalosis & Respiratory Acidosis ABG
Interpretation, Ventilator Alarm Troubleshooting (High Pressure, Low Pressure,
Apnea Alarm), Peak Airway Pressure Changes & Circuit Leak Detection,
Ventilator Weaning Strategies, ARDS High PEEP Management, Incentive
Spirometry & Atelectasis Prevention, Pneumonia Early Signs (Diminished Lung
Sounds), Sepsis Early Detection (Decreased Urine Output), Blood Culture
Collection Techniques, Vancomycin Infusion & Red Man Syndrome, Steroid-
Induced Hyperglycemia Monitoring, Respiratory Distress Assessment (Tripod
Position, Inability to Speak), Hypoxia Neurologic Signs (Confusion, Restlessness,
Agitation) Exam Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded
Rationales Latest Updated 2026
An artificial airway, like an endotracheal tube, is used in the following type of ventilation.
a. Positive Pressure
b. Negative pressure
A
,Pressure is applied to the abdomen and thorax to draw air into the lungs through the upper
airway in the following type of ventilation.
a. Positive Pressure
b. Negative pressure
B
Iron lung ventilators used after the polio epidemics in the first half of the 20th century belong
to...
a. Positive Pressure Ventilation
b. Negative pressure Ventilation
B
One of the following modes of ventilation “locks out” the patient's efforts to breathe.
a. Controlled Mandatory Ventilation
b. Synchronous Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
, c. Assist Control Mode
d. Pressure Control Mode
A
One of the following modes of ventilation has the risk of the patient getting respiratory
alkalosis.
a. Controlled Mandatory Ventilation
b. Synchronous Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
c. Assist Control Mode
d. Pressure Control Mode
C
The mode of ventilation which allows the patient to breathe spontaneously at his or her own
respiratory rate and depth between the ventilator breaths is...
a. Controlled Mandatory Ventilation
b. Synchronous Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
