The nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted to the unit with respiratory failure and respiratory acidosis. Which data from the nursing history would the nurse suspect contributed to the client's current state of health?
1. Thoracic spinal cord damage from an automobile accident
2. A recent trip to South America
3. Recent recovery from a cold virus
4. Use of ibuprophen for the control of pain
1. Thoracic spinal cord damage from an automobile accident
Rationale:
Damage to the thoracic spine can cause neurological damage that could interfere with or depress ventilation and would put the client at risk for respiratory acidosis. A recent trip to South America would not constitute a respiratory risk factor. Recent recovery from a cold would not likely put the client at risk. Ibuprophen does not pose a threat to the respiratory health of the client.
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