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A client is placed on a mechanical ventilator at these settings: tidal volume 450 mL, rate 8 breaths per minute, FiO2 50%. The client's PaCO2 has increased from 45 mm Hg to 55 mm Hg. What ventilator setting does the nurse expect to be altered to decrease the PaCO2?
1. Decrease rate to 6 breaths per minute
2. Increase FiO2 to 60 percent
3. Decrease tidal volume to 400 mL
4. Increase rate to 12 breaths per minute

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