A patient has the following arterial blood gas results: PH: 7.50. PaC02: 31 mm Hg, HC03-: 25 mEq/L. The nurse determines that these results indicate:

A patient with crushing syndrome is admited to the hospital to have laparoscopic adrenalectomy. During the admission assessment, the patient tells the nurse "The worst thing about this disease is how terrible I look; I feel awful about it.' The best response by the nurse is:

Mr. D receives a daily injection of 70/30 NPH/regular insulin premix at 7:00 AM. The nurse expects that a hypoglycemic reaction is most likely to occur between:

During a clinic visit 3 months following a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, the patient reports following a reduced-calorie diet. The patient has not lost any weight and did not bring the glucose-monitoring record. The nurse will plan to obtain a(n)

A nursing assessment of a patient with Cushing syndrome reveals that the patient has truncal obesity and thin and legs. An additional manifestation of Cushing syndrome that the nurse would expect to find is:

A patient with chronic atrophic gastritis was prescribed monthly Cobalamin (B12) injections The determines that teaching regarding the injections has been effective when the patient States:

Which of the information below obtained when caring for a patient who has been admited for evaluation of diabetes insipidus will be of greatest concern to the nurse?

A nurse is preparing to administer oral potassium to a client who has a potassium level of 5.5 mEq/L. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

When admitting a patient with a stroke who is unconscious and unresponsive to stimuli. The nurse learns from the patient’s family that the patient has a history of GERD, the nurse will plan to do frequent assessment of the patient’s:

A program of weight loss and exercise is recommended for a patient with impaired fasting glucose (IFG). When teaching the patient about the reason for these lifestyle changes, the nurse will tell the patient that:

The nurse is admitting a patient who is nauseated and vomiting up blood-streaked fluid with diagnosis of acute gastritis. When obtaining the admission health history, it will be most important for the nurse to ask the patient about: