A Client Admitted with Respiratory Difficulty and Decreased Oxygen Saturation

question 9

Multiple Choice

A client admitted with respiratory difficulty and decreased oxygen saturation keeps pulling off the oxygen mask.What action does the nurse take?

• A) Stays with the client and replaces the oxygen mask
• B) Asks the client's spouse to hold the oxygen mask in place
• C) Restrains the client per facility policy
• D) Contacts the health care provider and requests sedation

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Definitions:

Masculinized

To imbue or influence with masculine characteristics or properties.

Outgroup

“Them”—those perceived as different or apart from our ingroup.

Ingroup Bias

The tendency to favor members of one's own group over those in other groups.

Implicit Racial Associations

Unconscious biases and attitudes towards different races that individuals may not be aware of.