The provider is planning to extubate a patient within the ne…

The provider is planning to extubate a patient within the next 24 hours. Current assessment: Ventilator on SIMV mode: rate 6, PS 10, Peep 5, FiO2 28%. Vital signs: RR 10, HR 98/Sinus rhythm, BP 139/84, Temp 37.1C, SpO2 97%. IV medications infusing into the central venous line are: Propofol 15 mcg/kg/min NS @125 mL/hr, Diltiazem 10 mg/hr. Which of these medications would the nurse expect to decrease during the ventilator weaning process?

The nurse arrives on shift to find a pre-eclamptic patient o…

The nurse arrives on shift to find a pre-eclamptic patient on continuous magnesium sulfate infusion whose respirations are 10/minute, urine output is 20 mL in the last four hours, and deep tendon reflexes are 1+. The nurse stops the magnesium infusion and obtains a magnesium level which results at 10mg/dL. The nurse should take which action next?