[Verified Answer]: Multiple choice (choose just one answer)

Multiple choice (choose just one answer). During your assessment, he becomes severely short of breath. You identify impaired respiratory function as the clinical problem, due to alveolar hypoventilation and anxiety. What is the best nursing action and why? (15 points) Prepare and administer routine bronchodilator medications Perform chest physiotherapy to promote removal of secretions Administer oxygen at 5 L/min until the shortness of breath is relieved Position the patient upright with the elbows resting on the over-the-bed table Why?____________________________