The RN is ambulating a client with pneumonia.During the walk,the client's oxygen saturation drops to 83% and her respiratory rate increases to 32.What action should the RN take?

A) Allow the client to take some extra deep breaths
B) Continue to ambulate but slow the pace
C) Notify the charge nurse to call for the Early Response Team
D) Stop ambulating,encourage the client to take slow deep breaths,and administer oxygen

Oxygen Saturation

A measure of the amount of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in the blood relative to the amount of hemoglobin not carrying oxygen, indicative of the efficiency of oxygen delivery to tissues.

Respiratory Rate

The number of breaths a person takes per minute; it's a critical vital sign used to assess respiratory health.

Pneumonia

An infectious disease affecting one or both lungs, often caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi, leading to the inflammation of the air sacs in the lungs which may fill with fluid or pus.