[Verified Answer]: Ms. Stocking is given intravenous flumazenil (

Ms. Stocking is given intravenous flumazenil (Romazicon). and quickly becomes much more alert. She says, “I’m sorry for causing this mess. When can I go home?” Because of the alcohol in her system and the possibility of a sedative relapse, Dr. Richards orders her to be admitted overnight for observation. He orders her to have a 2 L/min nasal cannula started. After 15 minutes she is to have an arterial blood gas sample drawn. After that, you are to accompany the patient to the Medical Imaging Department for a chest radiograph and then to her hospital room. You begin the oxygen therapy while the admission paperwork is being completed. Ms. Stocking asks you to call her Jane. Before leaving the ED, she told you and the nurse, “I’m starting to…have a hard time…breathing.” Dr. Richards is concerned about her new feeling of shortness of breath. He wants to know what you would assess to more fully evaluate Jane’s condition. After that, he wants to know your recommendations.