While assessing breath sounds, a nurse hears crackles. What causes these lung sounds?

A nurse is managing a patient's fluids and outputs over a shift. Here are the details:

• 0700: The nurse starts an IV of 0.45% Normal saline infusing at 100 mL/hr.
• 0900: The patient has coffee-ground emesis (vomit) measuring 300 mL.
• 1000: The nurse stops the IV of 0.45% Normal saline to administer an IV antibiotic. The antibiotic administered is Kefzol 1 g in 25 mL of D5W over 30 minutes.
• 1030: The antibiotic infusion stops, and the nurse resumes the IV fluid of 0.45% Normal saline at 100 mL/hr.
• 1100: The physician orders the insertion of an NG tube and intermittent suction. The nurse inserts the NG tube and connects it to intermittent suction.
• 1530: The patient voids another 350 mL and 200 mL. The nurse checks the NG tube canister and records the output for the shift as 300 mL.

Calculate the patient's total intake from 0700 to 1530.

Kübler-Ross defines five stages of psychosocial responses to dying and death. Which of the following statements is characteristic of the denial stage?

A new nurse understands that documentation guidelines are important to ensure accuracy. The nurse would perform which of the following documentation guidelines? Select all that apply.

A new patient is admitted to a medical unit with Clostridium difficile (C-diff). Which type of precautions or isolation should the nurse apply for this patient?

A nurse is interviewing a newly admitted patient. What question would best exhibit cultural competence?

A nurse is performing a head to toe assessment on a client. Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse recognize as requiring an immediate action and would be the first priority when addressing a patient health problem?

What is the rationale for using continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) to treat sleep apnea?

A nurse is teaching a home care client and the family about using prescribed oxygen. What is a critical factor in regard to safety that must be included in teaching?

The nurse is preparing to assess a client's oral temperature. The nurse should plan to place the thermometer probe in which area of the client's mouth?

A nurse assesses a patient's pressure injury and documents the following: fullthickness skin and tissue loss with exposed muscle, tendon, and bone in the ulcer. This pressure ulcer is categorized to be at which of the following stages?