A Client Has a Pulmonary Embolism and Is Started on Oxygen.The

question 13

Multiple Choice

A client has a pulmonary embolism and is started on oxygen.The student nurse asks why the client's oxygen saturation has not significantly improved.What response by the nurse is best?

• A) "Breathing so rapidly interferes with oxygenation."
• B) "Maybe the client has respiratory distress syndrome."
• C) "The blood clot interferes with perfusion in the lungs."
• D) "The client needs immediate intubation and mechanical ventilation."

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