Mr. T. W. is admited to your unit with a diagnosis of small bowel obstruction after swallowing a golf ball related to a freak golfing accident. Mr. T. W.'s urine output has been steadily decreasing, and pre-renal failure is suspected. Which of the following conditions would likely cause pre-renal failure?

A recommended position for a patient in acute pulmonary edema is:

A nurse is reviewing the electronic medical record of a middle-aged client who was admitted following a stroke. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a modifiable risk factor for stroke?

A nurse is giving a presentation at a community center about chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include as effective for preventing this disorder?

Which action should the nurse take first when a patient is seen in the outpatient clinic with neck pain?

A nurse is educating a client about the risk factors for GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). Which of the following statements should the nurse include?

The nurse receives a patient from the emergency department following administration of a fibrinolytic medication, TPA, for a large anterior wall myocardial infarction. The priority assessment for this patient would be which of the following?

Vasoconstriction, sodium retention, and water reabsorption to increase circulating fluid volume and cardiac output are the primary functions of:

A nurse is caring for a client who has an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent infection?

A nurse is caring for a female client who has recurrent kidney stones and is scheduled for an intravenous pyelogram. Which of the following statements by the client should the nurse report to the provider?

A patient's blood gases show a pH of 7.53, PCO2 of 48, and HCO3 of 36 mEq/L. The nurse realizes that the acid-base disorder this patient is demonstrating is which of the following?