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An alarm beeps notifying you that one of your patient's oxygen saturation is reading $89 \%$. You arrive to the patient's room, and see the patient comfortably resting in bed watching television. The patient is already on $2 \mathrm{~L}$ of oxygen via nasal cannula. The patient is admitted for COPD exacerbation. Your next nursing action would be:

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Rationale: In COPD, oxygen saturation of 88-92% is acceptable to avoid suppressing the hypoxic drive. Since the patient is comfortable, continue monitoring . Increasing oxygen or notifying the doctor is unnecessary unless symptoms worsen.

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