A 5-Year-Old Child Returns from the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

question 10

Multiple Choice

A 5-year-old child returns from the pediatric intensive care unit after abdominal surgery.The orders state to monitor vital signs every 2 hours.On assessment,the nurse observes that the child's heart rate is 20 beats/min less than it was preoperatively.What should be the nurse's next action?

• A) Follow the orders and check in 2 hours.
• B) Ask the parents if this is the child's usual heart rate.
• C) Recheck the pulse and blood pressure in 15 minutes.
• D) Notify the surgeon that the child is probably going into shock.

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Definitions:

AVC

Average Variable Cost, which is the variable cost per unit of output, calculated by dividing total variable costs by the quantity of output.

ATC

Average Total Costs, which is the sum of all production costs (fixed and variable) divided by the quantity of output produced, detailing the average cost per unit of output.

Economic Conditions

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