What is the best book available on ventilators?

Nurses General Nursing

Published

I am looking for an idiot's guide or dummies guide to mechanical ventilators.:confused: I really need something simple and easy to understand. Photos and visual aids in the book would also be helpful. Any advice on good books would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.

Anyone who changes vent settings is playing with fire. Then leave it that way because you "forgot" to tell anyone? Oh, yeah, I'd be charting what I find, and the corrected settings.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Thanks all so much. I am so shocked to hear that someone would actually change the settings on a vent!!!!:eek: I will definately keep an eye on the settings. People fooling around with the alarm systems too!!!!:eek: OMG. Vital information being left out of the ventilator manuals!!!:eek: I'm sure glad you all told me about this stuff. I would have assumed that no one would ever think of changing the settings on the ventilator or fooling around with the alarms.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Hi Blackcat, I'm a novice with vents as well. Though, got plenty hands on with trache care already. I found this thread with the help of NURSE156, so thankful for her help!

Thought, I mention this--just had a free 6hr vent training class this past friday, and the RT, presented the LTV 950 & LTV 1150 models. On these portable ventilators, there is a "control lock" where you can set it to lock your settings. It gives you the option to choose between lock hard or lock easy, of course lock hard, really locks your settings and prevents it from any accidental change. You may want to check to see if your manual has this function/feature. After reading this thread, I think I will have to make a copy of the manual and bring it with me to my cases, I think it would be devastating to try to troubleshoot without having to find those guidelines in the manual....:uhoh3: I found the manual online. So, I glad I read this thread, really helpful!

Good luck with your test! We had to take two tests, right after the training. One given by the RT and the other by the HHA. Interestingly, we all did really well on the test given by the RT, but not so well on the test given by the HHA. I'll be retaking mine later today. I had a 72% need 80% to pass. Didn't think the vent training class helped with answering the questions given. Thought, the training was geared towards what we really need to know for the "job" & just the basics for operating the machine-- nothing much on theory. Though, thought the RT did a good job--but our HHA vent questions are kind of rt/nursing interwined not so much of nursing.... or, should I say they are rt q's....lol...:)

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Thanks. I passed my tests today and will have my four hour trach training class on Wed with a real patient and an RN.

I can't wait to get started. I hope you will pass your test today. I wish you the best of luck.;)

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Thanks. I passed my tests today and will have my four hour trach training class on Wed with a real patient and an RN.

I can't wait to get started. I hope you will pass your test today. I wish you the best of luck.;)

Congratulations:yeah:

I passed my test today as well...really glad it's all behind me now. Will be starting my vent orientation tomorrow, really looking forward to it.

Good to know you have a 4hr trache training class on Wed, you should be fine, have fun! Best wishes to you:)

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Add a Comment