Patient Data

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The nurse calls the healthcare provider because a client diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is reporting low back pain. Which additional information about the client would be important for the nurse to tell the healthcare provider?

A client asks the nurse for information about how to reduce risk factors for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Which information should the nurse provide?

The healthcare provider prescribes regular insulin 10 units/hr IV. The IV solution contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL of 0.9% normal saline. How many mL/hr should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numerical value only.)

A client is hospitalized with an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exacerbation and is being treated with a corticosteroid. The client develops a rigid abdomen with rebound lendemess. Which action should the nurse take?

After initiating a steroid nebulizer treatment for a client with asthma in respiratory distress, which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

The nurse is caring for a client who had a cholecystectomy two days ago. The client is febrile, reporting upper abdominal pain radiating to the back, and has had three episodes of vomiting in the last 8 hours. The nurse reviews the client's serum amylase and lipase level results which are twice the normal value. Based on these findings, the nurse should recognize the client is exhibiting symptoms of which condition?

The healthcare provider prescribes diazepam 8 mg IM every 4 hours PRN muscle spasms for a client with a fractured femur. The available vial is labeled, "Diazepam Injection, USP 10 mg/2 mL" How many mL should the nurse administer to the client? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required round to the nearest tenth)

While caring for a client with full thickness burns covering 40% of the body, the nurse observes purulent drainage from the wounds. Before reporting this finding to the healthcare provider, the nurse should evaluate which laboratory value?

The nurse is preparing an older adult client for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast. Which laboratory value should the nurse report to the healthcare provider before the scan is performed?

Reference Range:

Glycosylated Hemoglobin (4% to 5.9% ]

Creatinine 10.6 to 1.2 mg/dL (53 to 106 μmol/L)]

Glucose [74 to 106 mg/dL (4.1 to 5.9 mmol/L)]

Blood Urea Nitrogen [10 to 20 mg/dL (3.6 to 7.1 mmol/L)]

A family suspects that AIDS dementia is occurring in their adult child who is HIV positive. Which symptom confirms the suspicion?