The patient was admitted straight from her primary care physician's office to the medical floor. She is a 29-year-old woman without a history of chronic illnesses, household medications, or prior surgical procedures. She gave her primary care physician a 4-day history of fever, coughing, and appetite loss. She claims that for the previous two days, she has not eaten or drunk anything. The primary care physician observed that the patient was experiencing dyspnea in the office and proceeded to send the patient by ambulance to the hospital. Select All That Apply Collect blood to test electrolyte levels Apply cardiac telemetry monitoring Discontinue the peripheral IV Give Ibuprofen 400 mg PO every 6 hours prn for fever Collect blood for a type and screen Give 1000 mL normal saline now Insert an indwelling urinary catheter Prepare to defibrillate the client
The patient was admitted straight from her primary care physician's office to the medical floor. She is a 29-year-old woman without a history of chronic illnesses, household medications, or prior surgical procedures. She gave her primary care physician a 4-day history of fever, coughing, and appetite loss. She claims that for the previous two days, she has not eaten or drunk anything. The primary care physician observed that the patient was experiencing dyspnea in the office and proceeded to send the patient by ambulance to the hospital. Select All That Apply
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Collect blood to test electrolyte levels |
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Apply cardiac telemetry monitoring |
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Discontinue the peripheral IV |
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Give Ibuprofen 400 mg PO every 6 hours prn for fever |
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Collect blood for a type and screen |
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Give 1000 mL normal saline now |
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Insert an indwelling urinary catheter |
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Prepare to defibrillate the client |
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