The nurse is caring for a 57-year-old woman who is intubated and sedated in the post-anesthesia care unit following a radical hysterectomy. The patient remained stable throughout the 6 hour surgery during which she experienced a 2 L blood loss. The nurse has emptied the patient’s indwelling catheter every hour for the 3 hours the patient has been in the PACU with the following volumes: 54 mL, 23 mL, 12 mL, and 5 mL. Her heart rate is 112 bpm, oxygen saturation is 99%, and blood pressure is 82/54mmHg. The patient received maintenance fluids during the procedure and no blood transfusions. How many liters of isotonic fluid does the nurse anticipate administering to the patient during the postoperative period? Enter your response using a whole number. 

The nurse teaching the patient with major depressive disorder taking tranylcypromine (Parnate) about necessary diet modifications. Which food, if selected by the patient, indicates a need for further teaching?  

The nurse is assigned to care for a 45-year-old patient who presents with a three-day history of fever, sore throat, chills, and myalgia. On physical assessment, the nurse notes the patient has multiple erythematous macular areas surrounding bullous lesions, some of which have ruptured and desquamated. Past medical history is significant for a recently diagnosed seizure disorder, managed with lamotrigine. Which intervention will be performed first?