A patient receiving 3 L/min O2 through a nasal cannula has a measured SpO2 of 93% and no clinical signs of hypoxemia. At this point, what should you recommend?
A) decreasing the flow to 2 L/min and rechecking the SpO2
B) maintaining the therapy as is and rechecking the SpO2 on the next shift
C) increasing the flow to 4 L/min and rechecking the SpO2
D) discontinuing the O2 therapy
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