Which action is ESSENTIAL for the nurse to take after arterial blood gases are drawn?

Order:  Demerol 60 mg IM q4h p.r.n. for pain. Available:  Demerol 100mg/mL in a 20 mL vial Round to the nearest tenth.

The following should be done when you have a hospitalized active tuberculosis patient (select all that apply)

The nurse provides care for a client diagnosed with arterial insufficiency in the lower extremities.  Which assessment finding is related to the client’s disease?

The nurse provides medication teaching to a client diagnosed with heart failure.  The nurse explains that digoxin helps the heart pump more efficiently by which action? (select all that apply)

Your patient, who is receiving pyrazinamide, report stiffness and extreme pain in the right big toe. The site is extremely red, swollen, and warm.  You notify the physician and as the nurse you anticipate the doctor will order?

A patient has been admitted to the cardiac unit with a diagnosis of left ventricular failure.  Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse expect to find? 

In which position does the nurse place the stethoscope to auscultate heart sounds in the aortic area?

Order:  Neupogen 175 mcg subcutaneous every day for 2 weeks. Available:  Neupogen 1.6 single use vial; 480 mcg/1.6mL Round to the nearest tenth

The nurse provides care for clients on the medical/surgical unit.  The nurse expects postural drainage to be prescribed for which client?