A client with COPD has worsening dyspnea and a lower SpO2 than their baseline. Oxygen has been applied. Which additional action is most helpful?

1. 1Stay with the client until the SpO2 rises and the breathing eases
2. 2Leave the room so that the client can rest quietly and calm down
3. 3Ask the family to stay while the nurse charts at the station
4. 4Tell the client that anxiety has no effect on their breathing

Source: Nursing Skills, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Oxygen Therapy: OLDER ADULTS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.