The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Gastroenteritis Who

question 41

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client with gastroenteritis who has been vomiting for 48 hours. A family member of the client asks the nurse, "Why is he breathing that way?" What is the nurse's most accurate response after explaining the meaning of pH?

• A)"He is breathing fast and deep to help reduce carbon dioxide to increase his pH."
• B)"He is breathing slow and shallow to try to retain carbon dioxide to decrease his pH."
• C)"He is breathing fast and deep to help reduce carbon dioxide to decrease his pH."
• D)"He is breathing slow and shallow to try to retain carbon dioxide to increase his pH."

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