The Nurse Is Obtaining an Oxygen Saturation Reading from a Female

question 32

Multiple Choice

The nurse is obtaining an oxygen saturation reading from a female patient who was brought in after collapsing at a party.Factors that may lead to inaccurate SpO? readings include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Using a pulsatile area to attach the probe
• B) The patient wearing fingernail polish
• C) Measuring the level intermittently
• D) The patient being anemic
• E) Measuring the level continuously

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