The nurse had planned to conduct a patient interview regarding pulmonary history. Which patient behaviors would indicate to the nurse that this interview should be delayed? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
A) The patient cannot speak in complete sentences.
B) The patient is sitting up at the bedside.
C) The patient's respiratory rate has increased from 14 to 20.
D) The patient has assumed a forward leaning posture, braced on the hands.
E) The patient's arterial blood gases reveal a pH of 7.38.
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