The nurse is teaching a new nurse about protocols. Which information from the new nurse indicates a correct understanding of the teaching?

A) Protocols are guidelines to follow that replace the nursing care plan.
B) Protocols assist the clinician in making decisions and choosing interventions for specific health care problems or conditions.
C) Protocols are policies designating each nurse's duty according to standards of care and a code of ethics.
D) Protocols are prescriptive order forms that help individualize the plan of care.

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