NCLEX Question of the Day
Physiological Adaptation QID 1097
A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is receiving oxygen via nasal cannula at 2 L/min. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following potential complications?
Explanation
Clients with COPD are at risk for carbon dioxide narcosis if given too much supplemental oxygen. They have chronic hypercapnia and rely on hypoxic drive to breathe. Giving too much oxygen can remove this hypoxic drive.
Oxygen therapy does not directly cause hypoventilation, although it may indirectly lead to it if carbon dioxide narcosis develops. Hyperglycemia and hypertension are not typically associated with oxygen therapy in COPD clients.
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