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A Patient Diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)is on Oxygen

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A patient diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is on oxygen therapy at 3 L per nasal cannula.Which assessment finding should alert the nurse to a potential problem with this patient?


A) Respiratory rate of 26
B) Low carbon dioxide levels
C) Arterial oxygen saturation level of 99%
D) Lower oxygen saturation levels at night than during the day

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