Patient Data

Exhibits

The nurse reviews the post catheterization orders.

Which two orders would the nurse question?

A client with Addison's disease becomes weak, confused, and dehydrated following the onset of an acute viral infection. The client's laboratory values include a sodium of 129 mEq/L (129 mmol/L), a glucose of 54 mg/dL (2.97 mmol/L), and a potassium of 5.3 mEq/L (5.3 mmol/L). When reporting the findings to the healthcare provider, the nurse anticipates a prescription for which intravenous medication?
Reference Range:
Sodium [136 to 145 mEq/L (136 to 145 mmol/L)],
Glucose [74 to 106 mg/dL (4.1 to 5.9 mmol/L)],
Potassium [3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L (3.5 to 5.0 mmol/L)]

The nurse is teaching a client with early osteoporosis the importance of including vitamin D with calcium supplements. Which information is most important for the nurse to provide to encourage the client's compliance in the management of progressing osteoporosis?

Patient Data

The nurse is planning care for the client

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices area to specify which condition the client is most likely experiencing, two actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.

When admitting a client with a diagnosis of transient ischemic attack (TIA), which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in this client's plan of care?

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Based on the results of the echocardiogram, the physician has decided to repair the ventricular septal defect via cardiac catheterization. What should the nurse’s focused assessment include before the cardiac catheterization? Select all that apply.

An older adult client is being admitted to a short-term rehabilitation facility after a long hospitalization. The nurse is performing a functional assessment with the client. Which action should the nurse implement?

An unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is assigned to provide personal care for a client who is prescribed bedrest with bedside commode use. The UAP reports to the nurse that the client's obesity makes it difficult to safely assist the client in transferring from the bed to the bedside commode. How should the nurse respond?

The nurse is caring for a client with elevated parathyroid hormone levels. Which safety precaution should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been prescribed parenteral lidocaine. Before administering the medication, the nurse should review the medical record for which condition?

For a client who has undergone surgery to repair a retinal detachment in the left eye, which intervention should the nurse implement during the postoperative period?