The nurse assesses a dropping bilirubin level in a patient with hepatitis to mean that the:

What nursing interventions would be appropriate for inflammatory bowel disease diagnoses of Imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements related to bowel hypermotility and decreased absorption?

To prevent complications in a patient with hepatitis who has been prescribed bedrest, the nurse would plan to:

Which findings would the nurse expect in a patient with acute pancreatitis?

After receiving a tube feeding, the patient becomes sweaty and has abdominal distention with diarrhea. The nurse assesses that this response is because of:

As a result of cirrhosis of the liver, the patient’s condition deteriorates and he slips into a hepatic coma. The nurse would anticipate increasing levels of:

23. A Licensed Practical Nurse is assisting in the assessment of a patient who reports flank pain and fever. The nurse notes tenderness when percussing over the costovertebral angle. Which of the following actions should the LPN take next?

43. Physician order states to give Vancomycin 2 mg/kg.  On hand is Vancomycin 30mg/6mL. The client weighs 165 lbs.  How many ml will the client receive? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number)

A nurse is educating a patient on the primary function of the kidneys. Which of the following statements best describes this function?

47.  Based on the following chart, which of the following is priority? Admitted with history of Emphysema, Gastric Bypass, Anxiety, Fatigue, Pallor and Tachycardia. Current Vital Signs: BP 108/58, HR 116, Respiration Rate 22, O2 Sat 93% on Room Air, Temp. 98.8F.  Assessment: Heart rhythm regular. Lungs diminished bibasilar;  Nail beds are pale with a capillary refill of 4 seconds. Radial pulses are 2+ and thready.      Na+ 138 K+ 4.9 Hgb 8.2 Hct  30 RBC 3.8 WBC 11,000 Platelets 200,000 BUN  11.1 Creatinine  0.7   ABG Results pH        7.38 CO2     37 HCO3   28 PaO2     93 CXR: Negative