Which diagnostic test is considered the definitive test for meningitis?

A nurse is assessing a client with suspected meningitis. Which of the following findings would the nurse identify as a classic manifestation of meningitis?

A nurse is assessing a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

 Administer Dopamine at 10 mcg/kg/min. The pharmacy provides dopamine 800 mg in 250 mL of D5W. Your client weights 85.3 kg. How many mL/hr are you to set the infusion pump? (Round answer to nearest whole number)

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Cushing's syndrome?

A nurse is assessing a client who reports severe headache and a stiff neck. The nurse's assessment reveals positive Kernig's signs. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?

A nurse is providing care to a client who presents with manifestations consistent with bacterial meningitis. After evaluating the client and completing a head CT scan, the provider delays performing a lumbar puncture and orders a corticosteroid combined with antibiotics. The nurse knows that the lumbar puncture has most likely been delayed for what reason?

A nurse is assessing four clients on a medical unit. The nurse should identify which of the following clients as exhibiting positive manifestations of hypercortisolism?

Which of the following are risk factors for meningitis? (Select All that Apply.)

A nurse is providing care for a client who has syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). Which of the following physiological alterations is consistent with a diagnosis of SIADH?

12.    The physician has ordered the patient to receive Heparin 20 u/kg/hr in a continuous IV infusion. The client weighs 195 pounds. Heparin is available in a premixed bag and is labeled as 25,000 units in 250 ml. Calculate how many ml/hr to set the IV pump. Round answer to nearest whole number.