20) The second day after an 8-year-old child with a cardiac defect repair is transferred from the pediatric intensive care unit, the nurse observes the child's weight and respirations have increased. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement? A. View the daily weight graph. B. Restrict intake or oral fluids. C. Decrease IV flow rate. D. Assess bilateral lungs sounds.
20) The second day after an 8-year-old child with a cardiac defect repair is transferred from the pediatric intensive care unit, the nurse observes the child's weight and respirations have increased. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement? A. View the daily weight graph. B. Restrict intake or oral fluids. C. Decrease IV flow rate. D. Assess bilateral lungs sounds.
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The second day after an 8-year-old child with a cardiac
defect repair is transferred from the pediatric intensive care unit,
the nurse observes the child's weight and respirations have
increased. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to
implement?
A. View the daily weight graph.
B. Restrict intake or oral fluids.
C. Decrease IV flow rate.
D. Assess bilateral lungs sounds.
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The second day after an 8-year-old child with a cardiac
defect repair is transferred from the pediatric intensive care unit,
the nurse observes the child's weight and respirations have
increased. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to
implement?
A. View the daily weight graph.
B. Restrict intake or oral fluids.
C. Decrease IV flow rate.
D. Assess bilateral lungs sounds.
I
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