Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a patient in cardiogenic shock who is being treated with an infusion of dobutamine (Dobutrex) .The physician's order calls for the nurse to titrate the infusion to achieve a cardiac index of >2.5 L/min/m².The nurse measures a cardiac output,and the calculated cardiac index for the patient is 4.6 L/min/m².What is the best action by the nurse?
A) Obtain a stat serum potassium level.
B) Order a stat 12-lead electrocardiogram.
C) Reduce the rate of dobutamine (Dobutrex) .
D) Assess the patient's hourly urine output.
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