Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle

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A 54-year-old woman who has a history of COPD presents with a productive coughfor the past 3 months and shortness of breath with little exertion. Her blood pressureis 130/90 mm Hg and pulse rate 126 bpm.Arterial blood gas results are as follows:pH 7.29; PaCO2 72 mm Hg; HCO3− 34 mEq/L; PaO2 50 mm Hg.How do youinterpret the patient's blood gas values? What treatment would you anticipate?Outline the nursing plan of care to address the patient's fluid and electrolyte or acid-base disorders. Give the rationale for the nursing interventions for this patient.