An older adult client had been admitted with a diagnosis of emphysema and COPD, and the client has been experiencing shortness of breath and low SaO2 levels evidenced by pallor and a SaO2 reading of 88%. What would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client

An appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client would be to keep an oxygen administration device as prescribed, aiming to keep the oxygen saturation at 90% or higher.

Explanation:

Associated health care require supplemental oxygen or ventilatory support, that is, supplemental oxygen therapy for improving oxygen provision in the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), characterized by persistent airflow limitation and acute episodes of symptom worsening, emphysema, a lung condition where the air sacs in the lungs (alveoli) are damaged and causes shortness of breath, evidenced by pallor and a SaO2 reading of 88%, mean hypoxaemia or low levels of oxygen in the blood. Arterial oxygen saturation is referred to as SaO2.