A device used to deliver medication or moisture deep into the lungs is the
A) incentive spirometer.
B) oxygen concentrator.
C) nebulizer.
D) tracheostomy.
C
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The nurse is assessing a patient diagnosed with gastrointestinal bleeding. Which finding should alert the nurse that the patient's condition is deteriorating?
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