A patient has a BP of 70/46 mm Hg, pulse of 136 beats/min, r…
A patient has a BP of 70/46 mm Hg, pulse of 136 beats/min, respirations of 32 breaths/min, temperature of 101.1°F, and blood glucose of 246 mg/dL. From the following interventions ordered by the health care provider, which would the nurse implement first?
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The patient arrives and you complete the following, brief assessment; T 98F P 120, rapid, thready RR 30 BP 80/60 SPO2 93% Skin- cool, pale, moist, with dependent edema Pupils – reactive to light, 3mm-2mm Pulses – bilateral radial palpable +1, Right pedal palpable +1, Left pedal doppler +1 Which of the following assessment findings require immediate follow-up by the nurse?
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The provider sees the patient and gives you the following orders: Administer tetanus toxoid immunization Administer 350mL (1 unit) of O- pRBCs Initiate and titrate Norepinephrine drip per protocol Give 500mL 0.9% normal saline bolus Give Fentanyl IV push 25mcg q1 hour PRN Which medication will you give first? Organize the medications in order from first priority to last priority.
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After a patient who has a severe infection receives 2 L of IV normal saline, the central venous pressure is 10 mm Hg, the blood pressure is 82/40 mm Hg and the map continues to be low. Which medication would the nurse anticipate being prescribed?
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