The oxygen saturation for a client with acute infective bronchitis drops to 84%, and the client develops severe dyspnea. There is a standing order for a handheld nebulizer (HHN) treatment PRN (as needed) for shortness of breath
The respiratory therapy department is designated to give all respiratory treatments in the facility. When the nurse calls the respiratory therapist, he states that he has several more treatments to give but he should be there in 10 or 15 minutes. Se-lect the action by the nurse that would be most appropriate at this time.
a. Increase the flow rate of the client's oxy-gen until the respiratory therapist can ar-rive.
b. Call the respiratory therapist back and in-sist that he come NOW.
c. Give the HHN treatment himself or her-self.
d. Give the client a prescribed PRN sedative to reduce anxiety.
C
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