A patient is admitted to an acute care facility for respiratory distress and COPD. The patient has a \(FEV_1\) of 45% of the predicted rate and a \(FEV_1:FVC\) of 66%. Based on this testing, the nurse knows that the patient is in what stage of COPD?
stage II
stage I
stage IV
stage III
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