The nurse is caring for a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The patient has albuterol treatments scheduled every 6 hours and PRN and is on ( 2 mathrm{~L} / mathrm{min} ) of oxygen via nasal cannula. Respiratory therapy (RT) administered the last breathing treatment 1 hour ago. When entering the patient's room to

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The nurse is caring for a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The patient has albuterol treatments scheduled every 6 hours and PRN and is on \( 2 \mathrm{~L} / \mathrm{min} \) of oxygen via nasal cannula. Respiratory therapy (RT) administered the last breathing treatment 1 hour ago. When entering the patient's room to administer medications, the nurse notes that the patient is in acute respiratory distress. Which priority interventions would the nurse take to safely manage the care of this patient? (Select all that apply.) a. Place patient in upright position. b. Call respiratory therapy. c. Increase oxygen to \( 7 \mathrm{~L} / \mathrm{min} \) via nasal cannula. d. Assess vital signs. e. Listen to lung sounds. f. Administer metoprolol.

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