The emergency department nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of therapy for a patient who has received treatment during an asthma attack.Which assessment finding is the best indicator that the therapy has been effective?

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The goal for treatment of an asthma attack is to keep the oxygen saturation >90%.The other patient data may occur when the patient is too fatigued to continue with the increased work of breathing required in an asthma attack.

The Emergency Department Nurse Is Evaluating the Effectiveness of Therapy