The nurse is caring for a patient who has a calcium level of 12.1 mg/dL. Which nursing action should the nurse include on the care plan?
a. Maintain the patient on bed rest.
b. Auscultate lung sounds every 4 hours.
c. Monitor for Trousseau's and Chvostek's signs.
d. Encourage fluid intake up to 4000 mL every day.
ANS: D
To decrease the risk for renal calculi, the patient should have a fluid intake of 3000 to 4000 mL daily. Ambulation helps decrease the loss of calcium from bone and is encouraged in patients with hypercalcemia. Trousseau's and Chvostek's signs are monitored when there is a possibility of hypocalcemia. There is no indication that the patient needs frequent assessment of lung sounds, although these would be assessed every shift.
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