Assignment task:
During the activation of the facility's emergency response plan, the nurse is reviewing their assigned patients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client should the nurse recommend for early discharge to free up bed space? Need Assignment Help?
a. A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who is currently on IV steroids and has an oxygen saturation of 86% while breathing room air.
b. A client being treated for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) with warfarin, and who currently has a prothrombin time (PT) of 28 seconds.
c. A client with symptoms suggestive of appendicitis, who had severe pain at McBurney's point but now reports that the pain has suddenly stopped.
d. A client with a known HIV diagnosis who has a nonproductive cough and a 6 mm induration from a 24-hour Mantoux test.