Question: A 48-year Old Male Client Is Being Assessed And Admitted With Diverticulitis. He Is NPO And Has IV Piggy Back Antibiotics Given Q8 Hours In 100mL Bags Of Normal Saline. His Lab Values Include Hct 58%, HgB 18g/ DL And Albumin Is 5.8g/dL. The First Nursing Action Should Be To A. Evaluate The Quality And Quantity Of Urine B. Assess Sub-clavicular Skin …

Question: A 48-year Old Male Client Is Being Assessed And Admitted With Diverticulitis. He Is NPO And Has IV Piggy Back Antibiotics Given Q8 Hours In 100mL Bags Of Normal Saline. His Lab Values Include Hct 58%, HgB 18g/ DL And Albumin Is 5.8g/dL. The First Nursing Action Should Be To A. Evaluate The Quality And Quantity Of Urine B. Assess Sub-clavicular Skin …

A 48-year old male client is being assessed and admitted withdiverticulitis. He is NPO and has IV piggy back antibiotics givenq8 hours in 100mL bags of normal saline. His lab values include Hct58%, HgB 18g/ dL and albumin is 5.8g/dL. The first nursing actionshould be to

A. Evaluate the quality and quantity of urine

B. Assess sub-clavicular skin tugor

C. Offer ice chips and sips of water PRN

D. Call MD to request additional IV fluids

Explain reasoning.