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Med Surg Test bank ( Red HESI Test bank Med-Surg and other resources)
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Med Surg Test bank ( Red HESI Test bank Med-Surg and other resources) 
The nurse assesses a patient with shortness of breath for evidence of long-standing hypoxemia by inspecting: 
A. Chest excursion 
B. Spinal curvatures 
C. The respiratory pattern 
D. The fingernail and its base 
D. The fingernail and its base Clubbing, a sign of long-standing hypoxemia, is evidenced by an increase in the angle between the base of the nail and the fingernail to 180 degrees or more, usually accompanied by an in...