You are working as a medical/surgical hospital unit nurse, a…
You are working as a medical/surgical hospital unit nurse, and are receiving report at 0915 on a patient that is being transferred out of the intensive care unit (ICU) after a motor vehicle crash 5 days ago. The ICU nurse notifies you that they were not able to administer the scheduled 0900 medications, and asks if you could administer them when the patient arrives to your unit. You obtain vital signs, complete a physical assessment and review the patient’s morning labs. Based on the patient’s current vital signs, physical assessment and morning labs, which three 0900 medications do you determine to be a priority? Vital Signs Temperature: 97.9 F (97.5-99.5 F) Pulse: 88 bpm (60-100 bpm) Respiratory Rate: 18 (12-20) Blood Pressure: 138/94 (