A with acute Gl bleeding is receiving normal saline IV at a rate of 500 ml/hr. Which assessment data obtained by the nurse are most important to communicate immediately to the healthcare provider?

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:

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 suspected acromegaly is seen at the clinic. To assist in making the diagnosis, which question should the nurse ask?

A client has been taught to restrict dietary sodium. Which food selection by the client indicates to the nurse that teaching has been effective?

During the nursing assessment of a patient with Graves' disease. The nurse notes a bounding, rapid pulse and systolic hypertension. Based on these assessment data, which question is important for the nurse to ask the patient?

A client is taking furosemide (Lasix), a diuretic. and becomes confused. Which potassium level does the nurse correlate with this condition?

Mr. G was newly diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, he asks the nurse what "type 2” means in relation to diabetes. The nurse to the patient that type 2 diabetes differs from type 1 diabetes in that with type 2 diabetes:

Which information will the nurse include when teaching a patient with newly diagnosed GERD?

After her bath, a 62-year-old patient asks the nurse for a perineal pad saying that she uses them because sometimes she leaks urine when she laughs or coughs. Which intervention is most appropriate to include in the care plan for the patient?

A nurse is preparing a client for discharge home who is confused and incontinent after a stroke. Which instructions regarding bladder training will the nurse include in the teaching plan for the client's family?