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You Are the Nurse Educator on a Medical Unit

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You are the nurse educator on a medical unit.What action would be expected from a nurse in the proficient stage of clinical competence when assessing shortness of breath in a patient?


A) Increases the oxygen concentration on a patient complaining of shortness of breath
B) Places a patient complaining of shortness of breath in high Fowler's position after hearing coarse crackles and rhonchi and obtaining a pulse oxygenation of 88%
C) Checks the oxygen saturation
D) Calls the physician to notify her of the patient's change in condition

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