Question

a patient has had diarrhea and vomiting for 3 days what would the nurse notice on her first assessment​

Answer 1

Dehydration as evidenced by dry skin

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse might first notice that the patient's skin is not as elastic as it should be. This can be done through a pinch test. Pinching the skin and watching to see how quickly the skin regains its original surface structure. If the skins stays pinched and takes a few seconds to regain original surface structure, the patient is likely to be dehydrated.

Answer 2

they would be very dehydrated