The Patient Database Reveals That a Patient Has Decreased Oral

question 12

Multiple Choice

The patient database reveals that a patient has decreased oral intake, decreased oxygen saturation when ambulating, reports of shortness of breath when getting out of bed, and a productive cough. Which elements will the nurse identify as defining characteristics for the diagnostic label of Activity intolerance?

• A) Decreased oral intake and decreased oxygen saturation when ambulating
• B) Decreased oxygen saturation when ambulating and reports of shortness of breath when getting out of bed
• C) Reports of shortness of breath when getting out of bed and a productive cough
• D) Productive cough and decreased oral intake

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