When caring for a client with acute respiratory failure, the nurse should expect to focus on resolving which set of problems?

a) Hypotension, hyperoxemia, and hypercapnia
b) Hyperventilation, hypertension, and hypocapnia
c) Hyperoxemia, hypocapnia, and hyperventilation
d) Hypercapnia, hypoventilation, and hypoxemia


Answer: d) Hypercapnia, hypoventilation, and hypoxemia

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