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geoffrey

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The nurse's hourly assessment of a male patient with burns reveals that the patient's blood pressure is trending downward and that his heart rate is trending upward. What intervention has the potential to resolve these trends?
 
  A) Increasing the rate of the patient's fluid resuscitation
  B) Performing intermittent urinary catheterization
  C) Increasing the rate of the patient's morphine infusion
  D) Repositioning the patient

Question 2

The emergency department (ED) team is conducting immediate care of a patient admitted with burns estimated at 40 total body surface area.
 
  The nurse in the ED and the other members of the team are aware of the need to customize the rate of fluid resuscitation and will base this rate on what data?
  A) Level of consciousness and pain levels
  B) Abdominal girth measurements and abdominal tone
  C) Vital signs and urine output
  D) Arterial blood gases and breath sounds


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Ptupou85

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C


geoffrey

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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