CRITICAL THINKING HOMEWORK SCENARIO
Eleanor Baxter, an 88-year-old client developed aspirate pneumonia related to dysphagia and
GT feeding secondary to cerebral vascular accident (CVA). Her respiratory status is worsening.
Her RR is 25 with adventitious breath sounds in RLL and RML. Pulse ox dropped from 98% on
RA to 91%.
1. Explain the rationale for decrease in oxygen saturation level.
• hypoxia
2. Explain appropriate nursing interventions to be implemented if the resident's oxygen
saturation falls below 92% on RA.
3. If the resident is unable to maintain oxygen saturation above 92% when receiving
oxygen connected to a nasal cannula, what would be the next nursing action?
