A patient has a decreased oxygen saturation level with Hemoglobin of 9.4 mg/dL. The nurse should be concerned about which of the following occurring with this patient?
1. bleeding
2. reduced lung function
3. pending multisystem organ failure
4. impaired oxygen delivery
3
Rationale: Oxygen delivery can be significantly reduced in a patient with a decrease in hemoglobin level, decreased oxygen saturation, and an uncompensated decrease in cardiac output. Since this patient has two of the three components that would negatively impact oxygen delivery, the nurse should be concerned about the patient's impaired oxygen delivery. There is not enough information to determine if the patient is breathing or has reduced lung function. There is also not enough information to determine if this patient is going to experience multisystem organ failure.
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