Which Nursing Action for a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which nursing action for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could the nurse delegate to experienced unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) ?

• A)Obtain O₂ saturation using pulse oximetry.
• B)Monitor for increased O₂ need with exercise.
• C)Teach the patient about safe use of O₂ at home.
• D)Adjust O₂ to keep saturation in prescribed parameters.

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Condensation Reaction

A reaction in which two monomers are combined covalently through the removal of the equivalent of a water molecule; also called condensation synthesis. Compare with hydrolysis reaction.

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Large molecules composed of repeated subunits, which may be identical or different, known as monomers.

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