A nurse is advising a client who is taking furosemide and has a serum potassium level of 3.1 mEq/L. Which food should the nurse recommend the client to incorporate into their daily diet?

A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client who is 1 day postoperative following spinal fusion.

Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?

The nursing assistant is delivering patient meals.

What meal should the nurse expect to be delivered to a patient who had gastric bypass surgery the day before?

A patient has severe trauma from an automobile accident.

The nurse is checking the gastric pH and is administering Protonix 40 mg IV piggyback two times a day as ordered.

This is prophylactic to prevent which of the following?

A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has pulmonary edema and is about to start taking furosemide.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a client during the fluid resuscitation phase of burn management.

Which of the following is the best method for assessing the results of the fluid resuscitation?

A nurse is providing care to multiple patients in a hospital setting.

Which patient is at the highest risk for developing hypoglycemia?

Given the following vital signs, which should the nurse address first in the patient?

A nurse is caring for a client who is to maintain a fluid restriction of 1,200 mL/24 hr. How many mL of fluids can the client have over the next 20 hr if the client had a total fluid intake of 300 mL during the first 4 hr of the shift?

Which of the following clients should be seen first?

A nurse is providing care for a client with severe burns.

The client’s vital signs at 0820 are as follows: Blood pressure 140/80 mm Hg, Heart rate 110/min, Respiratory rate 25/min, Sa 98% on room air, Temperature 36.1 C (97° F). Which of the following interventions should the nurse consider? (Select all that apply.)