Case Study – D.P. During morning rounds, a nurse aide calls…
Case Study – D.P. During morning rounds, a nurse aide calls the nurse to the room of D.P., a patient admitted for an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), because the patient’s oxygen saturation has dropped. When the nurse arrives, the patient is lying in bed with a furrowed brow and one arm braced across the chest, appearing visibly anxious and dyspneic (see image below). SOB patient.png Current vital signs: Blood pressure: 134/84 mm Hg Heart rate: 90 bpm Respiratory rate: 26/min SpO₂: 88% on 2 L/min nasal cannula The nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of ineffective breathing pattern related to obstruction of airflow and anxiety. Based on this information, what is the FIRST action the nurse should take?
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