Question

A nurse is caring for a client with sleep apnea. Which nursing intervention would be most appropriate to prevent hypoxia in the client?

Answer 1

Answer: To prevent hypoxia in pateint of sleep apnea the nurse should give the pateint direct oxygen administration or maintain the continous positive airway pressure.

Explanation:

Hypoxemia or hypoxia is known as the decreased concentration of the oxygen in blood. Mainly seen in sleep related breathing disorders as in sleep apnea.

When blood oxygen saturation is below 90% then the pateint may experience irregular heartbeats, strokes or heart attack.

To treat the pateint with sleep apnea direct oxygen administration is required or continous positive airway pressure is the treatment otherwise. CPAP is a positive airway pressure ventilator, in which mild air pressure is applied on a continuous basis which keeps the airways continuously open in people who are unable to breathe spontaneously on their own, but need help keeping their airway unobstructed.