Sarah is a 69-year old female that presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath. Her past medical hist

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Sarah is a 69-year old female that presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath. Her past medical hist

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Sarah is a 69-year old female that presented to the emergency
department with shortness of breath. Her past medical history
includes heart failure and COPD. Her pulse oximetry on room air is
82%. You notify the provider, and he orders oxygen at 2 L via nasal
cannula NC. Sarah’s chest x-ray reveals bilateral pneumonia. Her
arterial blood gas result are below:
pH: 7.30
PaCO2: 58 mm Hg
PaO2: 78 mm Hg
HCO3: 26 mEq/L
Sarah is admitted to a general medical floor. You are the nurse
assigned to Sarah.
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