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The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Respiratory Disease

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The nurse is caring for a client with respiratory disease and observes that the client's SpO<sub>2</sub> drops from 92% to 88% while the client is ambulating in the hallway. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?

The nurse is caring for a client with respiratory disease and observes that the client's SpO2 drops from 92% to 88% while the client is ambulating in the hallway. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?


A) Notify the health care provider.
B) Document the response to exercise.
C) Administer the PRN supplemental O2.
D) Encourage the client to pace activity.

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