Coughing and Deep breathing is taught to a patient to prevent recurrent pneumonia. She is educated to breathe in deeply first to over expand lung volume: this is called what?

At the end of shift, you are calculating intake and output on your pat lent who was admited for a non- emergent gall bladder removal. She is alert and oriented and able to recall the amount of fluid she has drank all day. You can calculate the amount of IV fluids administered. Her intake is 2500ml and her output is 1200ml from a catheter bag. You realize she is not excreting enough urine me for water she is taking in. What is the most appropriate next step to determine if she is retaining water? 

The nurse is working in the intensive care unit and has just received lab results for her patients. Which of the following are considered electrolyte imbalances? (Select all That Apply)

Albuterol is prescribed for a 79-year-old male patient with severe COPD and Asthma You notice that he is having difficulty timing inhalation to receive the maximum dose of Albuterol. You give him a device to atach to the end of the Albuterol Inhaler called an aero chamber. You then educate him to before pumping the medication into the chamber.

During a Cardiac Stress test, a patient complains of chest pain while running The chest pain subsides when he stops running and is relaxed. The patient is diagnosed with Stable angina and is given education by the nurse. He understands the lack of muscles is causing stable angina during exercise.

RH has a history of COPD. The CNA checks his vital signs at the beginning of the shift and tells you that his pulse ox reading is 91%. What should the nurse advise the CAN does next:

JD has been admited after a large portion of his colon has been removed due to cancer Which statement by the patient demonstrates that he understands the function of the Gastrointestinal tract as related to fluid and electrolyte balance.

The nurse is caring for a client who recently had surgery on her left hip. What should be the priority teaching for the patient after surgery to prevent complications?

The nurse is caring for a client with respiratory alkalosis. Which arterial blood gas data does the nurse anticipate finding?

The Practical Nurse (PN) assessing a client for the nursing diagnosis of Impaired Verbal Communication is aware that the least number of defining characteristics for this diagnosis is:

A client with renal disease requires IV fluids. It is important for the nurse to: