The nurse understands that increasing the flow of oxygen to more than 2 L/min in the client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could be harmful because it:

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In clients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), their respiratory drive is often regulated by low oxygen levels rather than high carbon dioxide levels, which is the norm in healthy individuals. Increasing the oxygen flow to more than 2 L/min can suppress this oxygen-based respiratory drive, leading to decreased respiratory effort and potentially life-threatening respiratory failure.

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