A nurse is planning care for a client who has a newly implanted arteriovenous graft in the right arm. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is administering packed RBCs to a client. The client reports chills, lower back pain, and nausea 10 min after the infusion begins. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is preparing to administer daily medications to a client who is undergoing a procedure at 1000 that requires IV contrast dye. Which of the following routine medications to give at 0800 should the nurse withhold?

A nurse is reviewing the following ABG results for a postoperative client: pH 7.27, PaCO2 49 mm Hg, PaO2 65 mm Hg, HCO 22 mEq/L. The nurse should interpret the findings as which of the following imbalances?

A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer?

A nurse in an emergency department is preparing a client for emergency surgery. The
client's blood alcohol level is 180 mg/dL. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?

A nurse is performing a cranial nerve assessment on a client following a head injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect if the client has impaired function of the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII)?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has sinus bradycardia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has an impaired immune system due to chemotherapy. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who is to receive tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for the treatment of an ischemic stroke. In which order should the nurse complete the following actions? (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order of performance. Use all the steps.)

A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving 2 units packed RBCs. Which of the following manifestations indicates a hemolytic transfusion reaction?