A physician orders 2 L/min O2 through a simple mask to a 33-year-old postoperative woman with moderate hypoxemia breathing room air (PaO2 = 52 mm Hg) . What would be the correct action at this time?
A) Carry out the physician's prescription exactly as written.
B) Recommend that the mask be changed to a cannula at 2 L/min.
C) Recommend a flow of at least 5 L/min to washout carbon dioxide (CO2) .
D) Do not apply the O2 until the medical director has been contacted.
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