A patient with COPD and a history of hypercapnia is receivin…

A patient with COPD and a history of hypercapnia is receiving O2 via simple mask at 10 l/min in the recovery room following admission for pneumonia.  upon transfer to the medical floor, he is noted to be increasingly drowsy and difficult to arouse.  The nurse requests that you give him a breathing treatment with a bronchodilator.  The most appropriate action would be to