Question # 25

A client with COPD is receiving oxygen at 4 L/min by nasal cannula. The client becomes drowsy with a respiratory rate of 10. What is the nurse’s first action?

Options:

A.

Increase oxygen to 6 L/min

B.

Lower oxygen flow to 1–2 L/min

C.

Place the client in Trendelenburg position

D.

Encourage deep breathing and coughing

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