Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation is often used to wean the client from a ventilator. Which of the following is true of SIMV?
a. The number of positive pressure breaths at a certain volume are gradually increased as the client’s condition improves.
b. The client has fewer opportunities to control his or her own breathing.
c. With progress, the machine-controlled breaths are increased in volume or rate.
d. The client takes on more work of breathing and gradually progresses to breathing without mechanical assistance.
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