An LPN is reviewing the laboratory test results for a client who has an elevated temperature.

The nurse should identify which of the following findings is a manifestation of dehydration.

Select all that apply.

Which of the following statements is true regarding intermittent feeding?

A nurse is taking care of a patient who is nauseous and vomiting.
Which of the following acid-base imbalances should the nurse identify the patient is at risk for?

A nurse is participating in the care plan for a patient with an intestinal obstruction who is undergoing continuous gastrointestinal decompression using a nasogastric tube.
What interventions should the nurse include in the care plan?

A nurse is getting ready to administer intravenous fluids.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent electrical hazards?

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit suspects that several patients have Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) when they all develop watery diarrhea.

What actions should the nurse plan to take while waiting for the patients’ lab results?

A charge nurse is observing a nurse administer intermittent tube feedings via an NG tube to a client.
Which of the following actions by the nurse should prompt the charge nurse to intervene?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a patient receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The glucose is 72 mg/dL, chloride is 100 mEq/L, sodium is 138 mEq/L, and potassium is 3.0 mEq/L. What action should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is preparing to remove an NG tube for a patient.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse in a community clinic is collecting data from a patient who reports frequent vomiting and diarrhea for the past 3 days.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)