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cabate

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A nurse is caring for an African American individual with a long history of lung disease. The nurse would be most concerned if
 
  1. The patient's respiratory rate is 22.
  2. The patient's oxygen saturation was 96.
  3. The patient's skin is warm and moist.
  4. The patient's mucous membranes are ashen.

Question 2

A student nurse is providing care for a patient who becomes short of breath while ambulating to the bathroom. The best way for the student to document this finding is to write:
 
  1. Patient cyanotic with ambulation.
  2. Dyspnea noted after walking 15 feet.
  3. Patient complains that he can't catch his breath.
  4. Hypoxemia present after walking to the bathroom.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2



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