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Question of The Day

The RN is caring for client diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease . Vital signs done and reads blood pressure 88/42, pulse of 132, and respirations are 28. The nurse writes the nursing diagnosis “impaired tissue perfusion related to reduced blood volume.” What should the RN do First?

  1. Alert the laboratory to draw blood for grouping & crossmatch.
  2. Insert a 20-gauge catheter and infuse lactated Ringer’s.
  3. Assess the client’s abdomen for tenderness.
  4. Check the client’s pulse oximeter reading.

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49 thoughts on “Question of The Day”

    1. Agbor Tabe Fiona

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      Since the impaired tissue perfusion is as a result of hypovolumia, the focus should be on increasing the blood volume

  1. Anna mensah konney

    2, bcos patient is in shock with bp 88/42, patient is bleeding, for the first thing to do is to increase vascular volume, give iv fluid and RL (isotonic fluid).

    1. RICHARD APPOH TAWIAH

      The approach to answer this question is the use of the nursing process. The stem of the question have already provided you with the assessment data ie the vital signs and have given the nursing diagnosis.. you are to move to the next stage of the nursing process.. ie the implementation stage and in this stage your optimum goal is to improve tissue perfusion by increasing blood volume by inserting a 20 gauge catheter and infusing the lactated ringers

  2. Patience Mugariri

    2. Signs and symtoms of shock which the patient will need an isotonic solution to help meet the body demand

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