A student nurse is providing care for a patient who becomes short of breath while ambulating to the bathroom. The best way for the student to document this finding is to write:
1. "Patient cyanotic with ambulation."
2. "Dyspnea noted after walking 15 feet."
3. "Patient complains that he can't catch his breath."
4. "Hypoxemia present after walking to the bathroom."
ANS: 2
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