A patient is admitted to the cardiac surgical intensive care unit after cardiac surgery.Four hours after admission to the surgical intensive care unit at 4 PM,the patient has stable vital signs and normal arterial blood gases (ABGs),and is placed on a T-piece for ventilatory weaning.The following information pertains to the 1900 assessment.
What interdisciplinary staff member does the nurse notify to assist in the care of this patient while preparing to give this patient diuretics?

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A patient is admitted to the cardiac surgical intensive care unit after cardiac surgery.Four hours after admission to the surgical intensive care unit at 4 PM,the patient has stable vital signs and normal arterial blood gases (ABGs),and is placed on a T-piece for ventilatory weaning.The following information pertains to the 1900 assessment. 
What interdisciplinary staff member does the nurse notify to assist in the care of this patient while preparing to give this patient diuretics?

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The next step for this patient is most likely ventilator setting changes as the patient was originally attempting to wean and now the patient's condition has deteriorated.The nurse calls the respiratory therapist for this.A social worker may be needed,but the question does not have information about family issues.The patient will need more lab drawn,but this is not the priority.Repositioning the patient is important for many reasons,but again is not the priority action.

A Patient Is Admitted to the Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care