- Joe, age 20, went to the Chinese lunch buffet and ate somechicken fried rice that tasted funny. A few hours later, he hadsevere nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. In the ER, he vomited 5times in triage, and was sent right back to your room. You have the following orders. Prioritize your interventions(Place a number next to each intervention)
One liter (L) Normal Saline (NS) overone (1) hour
____Insert PIV
____Obtain CBC, CMP
____Ondansetron (Zofran) 4mg IV every4 hours PRN nausea/vomiting
____Ondansetron (Zofran) 12.5 mg poevery 4 hr PRN nausea/vomiting
____Obtain V/S (vital signs)
____Obtain stool sample for culture, O& P, C-Diff
____Pantoprozole (Protonix) 40mg IVPx1 dose now
- What are your top 3 concerns (Nursing Diagnoses) for thispatient today? Why?
- What are your top 3 interventions to fix any actual orpotential problems related to your top concerns?
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