Problem
Many factors can affect oxygenation, including physiological, developmental, environmental, and lifestyle. A nurse caring for a patient with pneumonia walks into the patient's room and observes that the patient is short of breath. The patient is not wearing oxygen and the nasal cannula is draped over the side rail. The patient's vital signs are BP 145/67, HR 105, RR 24, and O2 saturation is 87% on room air.
Task
a) What are the priority interventions for this patient? Justify answer.
b) What teaching should be implemented for this patient?