Nurses’ Notes 2000: A 55- year-old female arrives to…
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Nurses’ Nоtes 2000: A 55- yeаr-оld femаle аrrives tо the emergency department via ambulance with bilateral superficial partial thickness and deep partial thickness burns to the front of both legs, the entire right arm and the chest from a house fire that occurred at 1800 today. Client weighs 242 lbs. Fluid resuscitation started with Lactated Ringer's IV in the emergency department. 2100: Admitted to the burn unit. Vital signs as noted. Morphine sulfate given for pain. Breath sounds clear. Client begins to appear edematous. Doppler pedal pulses present. A triple-lumen subclavian central venous line has been inserted to monitor the client’s central venous pressure (CVP). 2105: Physician notified of vital signs and output. 500 mL bolus of LR ordered and infused. Vital Signs Time 2000 2100 2200 Temperature 37.8 C/100 F 37.5 C/99.5 F 35.6 C/96 F Heart rate 130 135 120 Respirations 28 32 36 Blood Pressure 88/58 80/54 98/60 Pulse oximeter 92 on 4L NC 98 on 100% NRB 89 on 100% NRB Pain 6/10 4/10 7/10 CVP 3 mmHg 5 mmHg Intake & Output Hour 2000 2100 2200 IV rate As ordered As ordered As ordered IV intake Started 689 mL 1813 mL Output 20 mL 125 mL Based on the 2200 assessment findings above, what is the priority nursing action?
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