The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with MODS Secondary

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient with MODS secondary to septic shock whose urine output was 10 mL for the last 2 hours. Temperature is 97 degrees, pulse is 124 and thready, and BP is 88/48. Which order is the current priority?

• A) Place the patient on a warming blanket.
• B) Administer isotonic fluids at 20 mL/kg/hr.
• C) Draw blood for BUN and creatinine.
• D) Place the patient in a kinetic bed.

Identify and explain various types of forecasts including technological, moving averages, and exponential smoothing.

Apply exponential smoothing forecast technique with given data.

Describe the importance of using recent data in forecasting and the impact of trends on forecast accuracy.

Explain the process and significance of using moving averages in forecast calculations.

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Definitions:

Parkfield Segment

A section of the San Andreas Fault in California known for its high seismic activity and regular minor earthquakes.

Predicted Dates

Estimated dates or time periods for future events based on current knowledge or analysis.

Historical Earthquakes

Historical earthquakes are seismic events that have occurred in the past, whose impacts and characteristics have been recorded and studied through history and geology.

Seismic Gaps

Regions along active faults where no recent earthquakes have occurred, but where strong earthquakes are thought to be likely to occur in the future.