The nurse hears the patient's ventilator alarm sound and attempts to find the cause. What is the priority action of the nurse when the cause of the alarm is not able to be determined?
a. call RT and wait until they arrive to determine what is happening
b. disconnect the patient from the ventilator and manually ventilate the patient with manual resuscitation bag until problem is resolved
c. stop the ventilator by pressing the off button, wait 15 seconds, and then turn it on again to see if the alarm stops
d. suction the patient since the patient may be obstructed by secretions.
Answer: B