The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Impaired Diffusion

question 15

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient with impaired diffusion of oxygen secondary to pneumonia.Assessment findings related to this impairment are similar to those the nurse would see in patients with which other disease states?

• A)Spinal cord injuries
• B)Flail chest
• C)Atelectasis
• D)Carbon monoxide poisoning

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