Question

A nurse is transfusing multiple units of packed red blood cells. After the second unit is transfused, the nurse auscultates bilateral crackles at the bases of the client's lungs and the client reports dyspnea. The nurse telephones the health care provider and provides an SBAR report. Which statement represents the final step in this type of communication?

Answer 1

a. "I think the client would benefit from intravenous furosemide (Lasix)."

Step-by-step explanation:

Communication between doctor and nurses regarding patients should follow the order: situation, background, evaluation and recommendations. Based on this, since the nurse has already reported the first three topics, the final communication step should be a recommendation on how to solve the patient's problem.

In the above case, the patient was diagnosed with dyspnea which is difficulty breathing, a condition usually related to heart and respiratory disease. A recommendation for this case is the use of intravenous furosemide to solve the patient's problem. In this case, the nurse should close the communication with the doctor with the phrase: "I think the client would benefit from intravenous furosemide (Lasix)."