A patient tells the nurse, "Sometimes I wake up at night and I have real trouble breathing. I have to sit up in bed to get a good breath." When documenting this information, the nurse would note:
a. Orthopnea.
b. Acute emphysema. c.
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. d.
Acute shortness of breath episode.
ANS: C
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea occurs when the patient awakens from sleep with shortness of breath and needs to be upright to achieve comfort
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