A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) smokes two packs of cigarettes per day and is admitted to the hospital for a respiratory infection. The client reports difficulty controlling respiratory distress at home when using the rescue inhaler. Which comment from the client indicates to the nurse that the client is not using the inhaler properly?

The nurse reviews the nurse's notes and flow chart to identify trends.

Click to specify the notations that require immediate follow up (more than one notation may be correct.)

Body System

Circulatory

• Heart rate 96 beats/minute
• Blood pressure 90/62 mm Hg
• IV infusing at 125 ml/hr
• Respirations 16 breaths/minute

Respiratory

• Oxygen saturation of 89%
• Several deep breaths

Integumentary

• Episiotomy intact with no redness
• Pad is saturated with blood
• 18 gauge IV to left forearm

Genital/Urinary

• Boggy fundus 1 cm above umbilicus
• Fundus rotated to the right
• Voided 200 mL of clear yellow urine

The nurse starts the albuterol nebulizer as prescribed.

Which should the nurse assess after the albuterol nebulizer treatment is complete? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for four clients:

• Client A, who has emphysema and whose oxygen saturation is 94% on room air;
• Client B, with a postoperative hemoglobin of 8.2 mg/dL (82 g/L);
• Client C, newly admitted with a potassium level of 3.8 mEq/L (3.8 mmol/L);
• Client D, scheduled for an appendectomy who has a white blood cell (WBC) count of 14,000 mm3 (14 x 109/L).

Which intervention should the nurse implement?Reference Range:

• Hemoglobin [14 to 18 g/dL (140 to 180 g/L)]
• Potassium [3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L (3.5 to 5.0 mmol/L)]
• White Blood Cell [5,000 to 10,000/mm3 (5 to 10 x 109/L)]

After the nurse assesses the client, the healthcare provider writes prescriptions. The nurse reviews the prescriptions.

Which 2 prescriptions should the nurse complete first?

Patient Data

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices area to specify which condition the client is most likely experiencing, two actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress,

Patient Data

Click to highlight the assessment findings that require immediate follow up by the nurse.

Client is admitted to the medical floor. She has mild subcostal retractions and is sitting in an upright position. Wheezes are noted throughout the lung fields. The client is pale. She has strong peripheral pulses that are equal bilaterally. Her heart rate is 122 beats/minute, blood pressure 134/85 mm Hg, oxygen saturation 91% on room air.