1. A nursing student is assigned to care for a patient with

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who is

receiving oxygen therapy via nasal cannula. The student

notices that the patient's oxygen saturation is 88% and the

oxygen flow rate is 2 L/min. What should the student do in

this situation? Explain your answer.

- The student should notify the nurse or the instructor and

ask for guidance on how to adjust the oxygen therapy. The

student should not increase the oxygen flow rate without a

physician's order, as this could cause oxygen toxicity or

suppress the patient's hypoxic drive. The student should

also assess the patient for signs of respiratory distress, such

as dyspnea, cyanosis, or confusion, and provide supportive

care as needed. The rationale for this answer is that patients

with COPD have a chronic condition that affects their

ability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide, and they

may require supplemental oxygen to maintain adequate

oxygenation. However, oxygen therapy must be titrated

carefully and monitored closely, as too much or too little

oxygen can have adverse effects on the patient's health and

safety.

2. A nursing student is observing a nurse perform a sterile

dressing change on a patient with a surgical wound. The

nurse asks the student to hand her a pair of sterile gloves

from the sterile field. The student picks up the gloves by

the cuffs and hands them to the nurse. What did the student