When administering oxygen to clients with conditions such as emphysema,it is important for the nurse to remember that for these clients the:
A) drive to breathe may be dependent on low levels of oxygen in the blood
B) respiratory rate may be increased a great part of the time
C) intercostal muscles contract during inspiration,but fail to relax during expiration
D) lung stretch receptors may fail to monitor the patterns of breathing
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Q1: The nurse notes the client experienced a
Q2: What is the purpose of the alveolar
Q3: What is the movement of gases across
Q5: The nurse is aware that the movement
Q6: The flow of blood through the vessels
Q7: What is the mechanism of gas exchange
Q8: The respiratory tissues perform which of these
Q9: What is the primary site for gas
Q10: When blood within the pulmonary capillary network
Q11: Which of these statements about the pressure
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