Mrs. Johnson, a 78-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes, was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of congestive heart failure. Her current medications include Metformin, Lisinopril, and Furosemide. As her primary nurse, you notice she has been increasingly short of breath and has a 3-pound weight gain since her last weigh-in two days ago. Her current vital signs are BP 160/90 mmHg, HR 88 bpm, RR 22 breaths/min, and SpO2 92% on room air. Options: a) Increase her dose of Furosemide. b) Administer supplemental oxygen and reassess her vital signs. c) Monitor her condition without intervention. d) Restrict her fluid and sodium intake immediately.
Mrs. Johnson, a 78-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes, was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of congestive heart failure. Her current medications include Metformin, Lisinopril, and Furosemide. As her primary nurse, you notice she has been increasingly short of breath and has a 3-pound weight gain since her last weigh-in two days ago. Her current vital signs are BP 160/90 mmHg, HR 88 bpm, RR 22 breaths/min, and SpO2 92% on room air. Options: a) Increase her dose of Furosemide. b) Administer supplemental oxygen and reassess her vital signs. c) Monitor her condition without intervention. d) Restrict her fluid and sodium intake immediately.
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Mrs. Johnson, a 78-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes, was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of congestive heart failure. Her current medications include Metformin, Lisinopril, and Furosemide. As her primary nurse, you notice she has been increasingly short of breath and has a 3-pound weight gain since her last weigh-in two days ago. Her current vital signs are BP 160/90 mmHg, HR 88 bpm, RR 22 breaths/min, and SpO2 92% on room air.
Options:
a) Increase her dose of Furosemide.
b) Administer supplemental oxygen and reassess her vital signs.
c) Monitor her condition without intervention.
d) Restrict her fluid and sodium intake immediately.
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