The nurse helps to ambulate a client who has anemia. Which clinical manifestation indicates that the client is not tolerating the activity?
a. Blood pressure of 120/90 mm Hg
b. Heart rate of 110 beats/min
c. Pulse oximetry reading of 95%
d. Respiratory rate of 20 breaths/min
B
The red blood cells contain thousands of hemoglobin molecules. The most important feature of hemoglobin is its ability to combine loosely with oxygen. A low hemoglobin level can cause de-creased oxygenation to the tissues, thus causing a compensatory increase in heart rate. The other options are close to normal range and are not indicative of not tolerating this activity.
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