The nurse is working with a patient who had an MI and is now active in rehabilitation. The nurse should teach this patient to cease activity if which of the following occurs?

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Any activity or exercise that causes dyspnea and chest pain should be stopped in the patient with CAD. Heart rate must not exceed the target rate, but an increase above resting rate is expected and is therapeutic. In most patients, a respiratory rate that exceeds $30 \mathrm{breaths} / \mathrm{min}$ is not problematic. Similarly, oxygen saturation slightly below $96 \%$ does not necessitate cessation of activity.

The Nurse Is Working with a Patient Who Had an MI