The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient in the Intensive

question 53

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient in the intensive care unit with an NG tube to low intermittent suction after bowel surgery.Morning lab results include the following: Na⁺ = 136 mEq,K⁺ = 3.3 mEq,Cl- = 100 mEq,Ca⁺⁺ = 10 mg/dL.The patient has scheduled medications,which include potassium bicarbonate/potassium chloride 40 mEq via NG and Lasix (furosemide) 20 mg intravenous push daily.Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?

• A)Evaluate the patient's telemetry reading.
• B)Hold the patient's daily dose of potassium chloride.
• C)Assess the amount and color of the NG output over the past 2 hr.
• D)Provide the patient's scheduled Lasix (furosemide).

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