An older adult is admitted to the emergency department with respiratory symptoms.Which client symptom requires the nurse to intervene immediately?

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Confusion in an older adult can signify hypoxia.If the nurse waited to intervene until the older adult showed more traditional symptoms of pneumonia,the client may become critically ill.The other manifestations also require intervention but not as the priority.

An Older Adult Is Admitted to the Emergency Department with Respiratory