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Mrs. Hilda Beck, age 72, fell at home because she becamelight-headed after vomiting and diarrhea...

Mrs. Hilda Beck, age 72, fell at home because she became light-headed after vomiting and diarrhea that lasted over 24 hours. Even though she was nauseated, she drank some water because she knew she needed fluid. She was admitted for oral and intravenous (IV) fluid therapy. 1. What was problematic about Mrs. Beck's oral fluid replacement at home when she had vomiting and diarrhea? 2. Mrs. Beck's intravenous (IV) fluid order is 1000 mL 0.9% sodium chloride to run over 5 hours. Calculate the mL/hr that you should program into her infusion pump. 3. Mrs. Beck says, “When I get diarrhea, I should drink sodium-containing fluid when I'm thirsty.” She needs what additional teaching?

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1) mrs Hilda Beck drank only water and her body was countionusy losing salts (sodium and potassium) and water hrough diarrhea and vomiting

So she needs oral fluid which has sodium and potassium in it along with water

2. The answer to this question is 200ml/hr

We got this by dividing 1000ml by 5 hr

So 200ml /hr

3. As we all know as the age increase the thrist sensation decrease

So mrs Hilda Beck should have a regular routine for drinking water rather than waiting for the thrist

Because she is 72 and her thirst sensation have decrease so this will be a additional teaching for mrs Hilda Beck to have a proper routine to regular drinking water do avoid dehydration and water depletion

Nightingale answered 2 years ago
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