The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with hypocalcemia. What additional assessments should the nurse include when caring for this patient?

A nurse is reviewing a client's laboratory values and discovers the client has a serum potassium of 6.2 mEq/L. Which of the following interventions should the nurse anticipate?

A nurse is caring for a client who has metabolic alkalosis. For which of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse monitor? (Select all that apply.).

A patient has a serum phosphate level of 2.0 mg/dL. Which treatments should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this patient? Select all that apply.

A patient experiencing multisystem fluid volume deficit has tachycardia, pale, cool skin, and decreased urine output. The nurse realizes these findings are most likely a direct result of which process?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a client who has respiratory acidosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a client on the medical-surgical unit. Laboratory Results. Vital Signs - Day 1 - 1200: Temperature 100.9°F (38.2°C), Respiratory Rate 26/min, Heart Rate 109/min, Blood Pressure 89/58 mmHg, Pain Score 9/10. Day 2 - Medication Administration - 0700: Temperature: 98.6°F (37°C), Heart Rate 98/min, Respiratory Rate 20/min, Record, Pain Score: 2/10, Blood Pressure 111/62 mmHg. Nurses' Notes - Vital Signs. Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is most likely experiencing. 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.

The nurse is reviewing the health problems for a group of assigned patients. Which patient does the nurse recognize as being at increased risk for developing metabolic alkalosis?

A patient's blood gases show a pH of 7.53 and bicarbonate level of 36 mEq/L. The nurse realizes that the patient is demonstrating which acid-base disorder?

A nurse is caring for a client on the medical-surgical unit. Laboratory Results. Nurses' Notes - Day 1 - 1200: Medication Administration Record. Day 2 - 0700: Nurses' Notes - Vital Signs.

Client admitted to the medical-surgical unit for treatment of acute pancreatitis. Client states they developed severe abdominal pain this morning and came to the emergency department for treatment. Client states they have had about 3 episodes of vomiting since this morning and requests a medication to help with nausea. Client is NPO. A client is wincing and reports abdominal pain as 9/10 on 0-10 pain scale. Sclera of eyes are yellow and mucous membranes are dry. The client is dyspneic. Lungs clear to auscultation. S1 & S2 heart sounds heard and tachycardic. Abdomen is distended along with guarding. Bowel sounds are active in all Quadrants. Skin is pale and clammy. AROM of all extremities. +1 peripheral pulses. Past medical history: End-stage renal disease and receiving hemodialysis. The client requests medication to help with diarrhea. Client states they have not had any nausea or vomiting since yesterday but states "I have had four loose stools in the last few hours.”. They rate abdominal pain 2 on 0-10 pain scale. No abdominal guarding. Chvostek sign present and positive Trousseau sign. Provider notified. Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is most likely experiencing. 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.

A patient with atrial fibrillation and a serum potassium level of 3.0 mEq/L takes digoxin (Lanoxin), ASA (aspirin), KCL (potassium chloride), and warfarin (Coumadin) daily. The patient reports visual disturbances. The nurse suspects problems with which medication?