A patient has a defect in PhoX. Predict you would expect to see in the patient.
A community health nurse is developing a pamphlet about brea…
A community health nurse is developing a pamphlet about breast self-examination (BSE) for a local health fair. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
What is the most serious electrolyte disorder associated wit…
What is the most serious electrolyte disorder associated with kidney disease?
To prevent the most common serious complication of peritonea…
To prevent the most common serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD), what is vitally important for the nurse to do?
The client with this rhythm reports feeling dizzy, nauseated…
The client with this rhythm reports feeling dizzy, nauseated and has a BP of 88/40. Which medication should the nurse anticipate to administer?
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who i…
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who is post kidney transplant. Which of the following symptoms of transplant rejection would the nurse instruct the client to report immediately?
What teaching points about the use of silver sulfadiazine cr…
What teaching points about the use of silver sulfadiazine cream, should the nurse include during discharge of a client with at partial thickness burn to the forearm?
A client who is admitted to the hospital due to acute myocar…
A client who is admitted to the hospital due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) developed acute kidney injury (AKI). The nurse knows that the AKI may have developed in this client due to which cause?
A 30-year-old male is admitted to the burn unit. The client…
A 30-year-old male is admitted to the burn unit. The client sustained electrical burns to 25% total body surface area (TBSA). The client weighs 176 lbs. How much intravenous fluids should be given in the third 8-hour shift/period after the injury? Calculation should be based on the Parkland Formula/American Burn Association (ABA) formula using aggressive treatment: 4mL in the formula. __________________mL/hr (during 3rd 8 hour shift/period)
A client with cocaine overdose is in the emergency departmen…
A client with cocaine overdose is in the emergency department and develops this ECG (or EKG) rhythm. Which is the appropriate action by the nurse?