Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and notes that the patient becomes dyspneic when transferring from the bed to a chair.The nurse auscultates rales in both lungs.Which action will the nurse take next?
A) Ask the patient to perform the Valsalva maneuver.
B) Decrease the TPN rate and request an order for a diuretic medication.
C) Obtain an order for a chest radiograph and an antibiotic.
D) Stop the TPN and request an order for intravenous isotonic dextrose.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q2: The nurse is caring for an adult
Q4: The nurse assumes care of a patient
Q4: The nurse is preparing to administer enteral
Q7: The nurse is preparing to administer enteral
Q9: Which patient is most likely to be
Q10: The nurse assumes care for a patient
Q11: A patient who has been receiving total
Q13: A patient who has been receiving continuous
Q18: The nurse is caring for a patient
Q19: The nurse is caring for a patient