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The Health Care Provider Prescribes These Actions for a Patient

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The health care provider prescribes these actions for a patient who has possible septic shock with a BP of 70/42 mm Hg and oxygen saturation of 90%. In which order will the nurse implement the actions? Put a comma and space between each solve choice (a, b, c, d, etc.) ____________________
A) Obtain blood and urine cultures.
B) Give vancomycin (Vancocin) 1 g IV.
C) Infuse vasopressin (Pitressin) 0.01 units/min.
D) Administer normal saline 1000 mL over 30 minutes.
E) Titrate oxygen administration to keep O2 saturation >95%.

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