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Lewis Medical-Surgical Nursing – Chapter 67
Lewis
Study
Medical-Surgical
Guide.pdf Nursing – Chapter 67
Lewis
Study
Medical-Surgical
Guide.pdf Nursing – Chapter 67 Study Guide.pdf
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A patient with septic shock has a urine output of 20 Answer: a. Give furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV.
mL/hr for the past 3 hours. The pulse rate is 120 and
the central venous pressure and pulmonary artery Furosemide will lower the filling pressures and renal perfusion further for
wedge pressure are low. Which of these orders by the patient with septic shock. The other orders are appropriate.
the health care provider will the nurse question?
a. Give furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV.
b. Increase normal saline infusion to 150 mL/hr.
c. Administer hydrocortisone (SoluCortef) 100 mg IV.
d. Prepare to give drotrecogin alpha (Xigris) 24
mcg/kg/hr.
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A patient with shock of unknown etiology whose Answer: a. Infuse normal saline at 250 mL/hr.
hemodynamic monitoring indicates BP 92/54, pulse
64, and an elevated pulmonary artery wedge The patient's elevated pulmonary artery wedge pressure indicates volume
pressure has the following collaborative excess. A normal saline infusion at 250 mL/hr will exacerbate this. The other
interventions prescribed. Which intervention will the actions are appropriate for the patient.
nurse question?
a. Infuse normal saline at 250 mL/hr.
b. Keep head of bed elevated to 30 degrees.
c. Give nitroprusside (Nipride) unless systolic BP <90
mm Hg.
d. Administer dobutamine (Dobutrex) to keep
systolic BP >90 mm Hg.
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