A nurse is caring for a client who is unconscious and has a living will. The client's family asks if they can make changes to lifesaving measures now that the client is unconscious. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

A nurse is assessing a preschooler who has a calcium level of 8.0 mg/dL. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about expected physiological changes in older adult clients. Which of the following changes should the nurse include?

A nurse is assessing an older adult client who is receiving IV therapy. The nurse should recognize that which of the following findings indicates fluid volume excess? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client who is unconscious and has a living will. The client's family asks if they can make changes to lifesaving measures now that the client is unconscious. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

Client is admitted following cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Client is alert and oriented. Heart rate regular. Respirations rapid and non-labored. Wheezing auscultated in upper lobes of the lungs. Client is receiving 2 U/min of oxygen via nasal cannula. Right upper and lower extremities flaccid with decreased muscle tone and strength.

Client sitting up in a chair for lunch. Client states they are right-handed and are having difficulty feeding themselves.

For which of the following interprofessional team members should the nurse anticipate a provider's referral?

Select all that apply.

A nurse is preparing to administer Ringer's lactate 500 mL IV bolus to infuse over 3 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A client is admitted to the emergency room with a respiratory rate of 7/min. Arterial blood gases (ABG) reveal the following values. Which of the following is an appropriate analysis of the ABGS?

pH 7.22

PaCO2 68 mm Hg Base excess-2 PaO2 78 mm Hg Saturation 80%

Bicarbonate 26 mEq/L

A nurse is assessing a client who has respiratory acidosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is instructing a group of clients regarding calcium rich foods. Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the teaching as the best source of calcium?

A nurse is reviewing the arterial blood gas values for a client. The pH is 7.32, PaCO2 48 mm Hg and the HCO, is 23 mEq/L. The nurse should recognize that these findings indicate of which of the following acid base balances?