Which does the nurse observe as an unexpected client outcome of properly applied supplemental oxygen?
1. Alertness
2. Bradypnea
3. Less anxiety
4. Tachycardia
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4. Properly applied supplemental oxygen should maintain a normal heart rate or de-crease tachycardia as the blood delivers well-oxygenated blood to tissues. Because the oxygenated blood is meeting the tissue oxygen demands, the heart receives no stimulation from chemoreceptors to increase cardiac output to increase oxygen deli-very.
1, 2, and 3. The nurse expects the client with properly applied supplemental oxygen to be alert, breathing at a rate within normal limits, and to have less anxiety related to breathing, indicating that the blood's oxygen tension is sufficient to meet tissue oxy-gen demands.
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1. Deductive reasoning 2. Inductive reasoning 3. Interpretive reasoning 4. Purposeful reasoning 5.
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