A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus and is receiving vasopressin. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication that the medication is effective?

Which priority Intervention should the nurse implement for the client diagnosed with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)?

What is the most common bacterial infection that causes Gillian Barre?

A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus and is receiving vasopressin. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication that the medication is effective?

A nurse is assessing four clients on a medical unit. The nurse should identify which of the following clients as exhibiting positive manifestations of hypercortisolism?

A nurse is providing care for a client who has syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). Which of the following physiological alterations is consistent with a diagnosis of SIADH?

Which of the following is the primary etiology of Guillain-Barré syndrome?

The physician has ordered your client to receive Heparin at 15 u/kg/hr. Heparin is available as 25,000 units in 500 ml. Your client weighs 166 pounds. Calculate how many ml/hr to set the IV pump. Round answer to nearest tenth.

A staff nurse is teaching a client who has Addison's disease about the disease process. The client asks the nurse what causes Addison's disease. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

 Administer Dopamine at 10 mcg/kg/min. The pharmacy provides dopamine 800 mg in 250 mL of D5W. Your client weights 85.3 kg. How many mL/hr are you to set the infusion pump? (Round answer to nearest whole number)

A nurse is providing care to a client who presents with manifestations consistent with bacterial meningitis. After evaluating the client and completing a head CT scan, the provider delays performing a lumbar puncture and orders a corticosteroid combined with antibiotics. The nurse knows that the lumbar puncture has most likely been delayed for what reason?