The nurse is caring for a 100 kg patient being monitored wit…
The nurse is caring for a 100 kg patient being monitored with a pulmonary artery catheter. The nurse assesses a blood pressure of 70/30 mm Hg, heart rate 110 beats/min, respirations 36/min, oxygen saturation of 82% on 3 L of oxygen via nasal cannula. Bilateral crackles are audible upon auscultation. The patient is febrile with a WBC of 20,000c/mm3 (reference range: Normal 5,000-10,000c/mm3). The patient’s systemic vascular resistance (SVR) is 300dynes/sec, central venous pressure (CVP) is 2mmHg, and cardiac output (CO) is 5.7L/min Which of the following interventions would be appropriate for the nurse to include in the patient’s plan of care? Select all that apply