Evaluate this ABG: pH: 7.44              PaCO2: 30                           HCO3: 21             

How does a nurse administer Adenosine? 

What medication would you expect to be ordered for the previous rhythm?

Evaluate this ABG:  pH: 7.79              PaCO2: 42                           HCO3: 31

While admitting an 82-yr-old patient with acute decompensated heart failure to the hospital, the nurse learns that the patient lives alone and sometimes confuses the “water pill” with the “heart pill.” What would the nurse include in the discharge plan?

Which topic will the nurse plan to include in discharge teaching for a patient who has heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)?

Identify the rhythm:

A patient with burns covering 40% total body surface area (TBSA) is in the acute phase of burn treatment. Which snack would the nurse recommend as providing the most support for wound healing?

Following an acute myocardial infarction, a previously healthy 63-yr-old develops heart failure. Which medication topic would the nurse anticipate including in discharge teaching?

Evaluate this ABG: pH: 7.37              PaCO2: 31                           HCO3: 19