03/28/2023
A home health nurse is visiting a client with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who is complaining of increased shortness of air. The client is on home oxygen at 2 L/min via an oxygen concentrator with a respiratory rate of 23 breaths/min. The most appropriate nursing action is to
1. call emergency services to come to the home.
2. reassure the client of being unnecessarily anxious.
3. conduct further assessment of the client’s respiratory status.
4. consider increasing the oxygen to 4 L/min during the home visit.
