A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with COPD Who

question 38

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient with COPD who is in recovery for a myocardial infarction.Which of the following nursing actions is the priority?

• A) Place the patient on continuous cardiac monitoring.
• B) Put the patient on 6 L/min of oxygen via nasal cannula.
• C) Deep suction the patient every 2 hours.
• D) Assess bilateral lung sounds every hour.

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