Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 79%
Practice
The nurse in a medical unit is caring for a client with heart failure. The client suddenly develops extreme dyspnea, tachycardia, and lung crackles and the nurse suspects pulmonary edema. Which intervention is the priority?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Oxygen is the priority in pulmonary edema to correct hypoxemia. Originally multi-select, restructured to single-answer focusing on the most immediate need.