Question

after examining the physician orders, in what sequence should the nurse provide the care to tge patient admitted to the hospital

Answer 1

#. After vitals were taken, the first action is to deal with the low oxygen saturation. It is important that the head of the bed is elevated and that the administration of the oxygen is given. Even after it is given, the levels of oxygen saturation should be closely monitored. Airway is always the first priority. Next, the nurse should insert an IV (if it has not already been done), and begin taking blood samples for the lab. This will alow the blood work to get done as well as preparation for the antibiotic administration which should be started as soon as possible for the infection. The cultures should be obtained before antibiotic administration just to ensure that they do not kill off any of the cells so they can get an accurate reading on the culture. The last two steps that should be done after all of that is completed, is getting the antibiotics started and then taking the patient down for an x-ray. X-ray readings and the process of getting down there can take some time, that is why it is important to get everything else done prior to that. All of the other things are more emergent and ensure that the patient will be safe during the diagnostic testing.