What condition is the client who has nausea, vomiting and diarrhea at greatest risk for?

A nurse is admitting a client has completed chemo for colorectal cancer. The client is on neutropenia precautions and started on Filgrastim (Neupogen) to prevent infection. Which laboratory finding indicates therapy is working?

The clinic nurse caring for a client with Parkinson disease notes that the client has been taking Levodopa and Carbidopa (Sinemet) for 7 years. For what common side effect would the nurse assess this client?

A 26-year-old client is on dialysis because of chronic renal failure. The client plans to receive a kidney transplant. The provider told the client today that because of other health problems, the client is not a candidate for a transplant. Now the client tells the nurse, “I want to stop receiving dialysis. I’d rather not live than be on this treatment for the rest of my life.” Which initial action by the nurse is most therapeutic?

A client is being admitted to the neurologic ICU following an acute head injury that has resulted in cerebral edema. The nurse observes the client have a tonic-clonic seizure lasting 10 seconds. After administering intravenous Lorazepam (Ativan) to abort the seizure, which of the following should the nurse assess first?

Order: 1000 ml of D5 1/2 NS is ordered to run for 12 hours with an IV set delivering 15 gtt/ml.  What is the rate of flow in gtt/min (Round to the nearest whole number)?

The nurse is caring for a client who has been started on hypotonic IV fluids. When administering a hypotonic solution, water will move in which direction?

A client tells the nurse that they are having difficulty hearing because of an accident when they were younger. What is the term for this condition?

An older adult client on the orthopedic unit complains of difficulty sleeping due to nocturia. When you do a medication review, you question which order that should be addressed by the provider?

Why are HAI’s (Healthcare Associated Infections) of great concern?