A patient with hypercapnic respiratory failure has a respiratory rate of 8 and an SpO2 of 89 The patient is increasingly lethargic. Which collaborative intervention will the nurse anticipate?

Administration of 100

Insertion of a mini-tracheostomy with frequent suctioning.

Endotracheal intubation and positive pressure ventilation.

Initiation of bilevel positive pressure ventilation (BiPAP).