A Client with Severe Respiratory Insufficiency Becomes Short of Breath

question 1

Multiple Choice

A client with severe respiratory insufficiency becomes short of breath during activities of daily living.Which nursing intervention is best?

• A) Call the Rapid Response Team.
• B) Decrease involvement in care until the episode is past.
• C) Cluster morning activities to provide long rest periods.
• D) Space out interventions to provide for periods of rest.

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Definitions:

Heterozygous

Having two different alleles for a particular gene, one inherited from each parent, which can lead to variation in genetically determined traits.

Polygenic

Describing a trait or condition influenced by multiple genes, contributing to the complexity of genetic inheritance and variations in phenotype.

Observable Characteristics

Traits or features of an organism that can be seen or measured, such as physical appearance and behavior.

Phenotype

The set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.