The nurse is managing a donor patient six hours prior to the scheduled harvesting of the patient's organs.Which assessment finding requires immediate action by the nurse?

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Donor management,focuses on maintaining hemodynamic stability and normal laboratory parameters.Care of the patient is under the direction of the OPO coordinator working collaboratively with the physician and critical care nurses.Standardized order sets are usually used,and they focus on preserving organ function and viability.Immediate action is required for an arterial blood gas value of pH 7.30; PaCO₂ 38 mmHg; HCO₃ 16 mEq/L which indicates metabolic acidosis.All other values are within normal limits.

The Nurse Is Managing a Donor Patient Six Hours Prior