One liter of D5.9NS is infusing at 125 mL per hour. It is started at 7am. What time will the nurse anticipate hanging the next IV bag if it is running without interruption?

A patient is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease. Upon the initial assessment, what would the nurse expect the patient’s skin color to be?

Which intervention would be appropriate for a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who has developed the complication of Sjogren’s syndrome?

The nurse in the dialysis clinic is reviewing the home medications of a patient with chronic kidney disease. Which medication reported by the patient indicates further teaching is required?

A nurse is assessing a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The nurse should focus on the presence of which common and serious complication?

Which of the following may be noted in a patient with Addison’s Disease?  Select all that apply.

Which early symptom should alert the nurse to evaluate a patient with HIV for the opportunistic infection of toxoplasmosis?

As a patient is undergoing peritoneal dialysis, the nurse notes that the drainage is cloudy and the patient reports abdominal pain. How should the nurse interpret these findings?

The nurse is caring for a stroke patient who has difficulty conversing and residual right-sided weakness. Which are the most appropriate interventions to encourage the patient to communicate? (Select all that apply.)

A client with end stage kidney disease has an arteriovenous fistula on the left arm and two IV sites on the right arm. The patient was admitted with community acquired pneumonia and is receiving hemodialysis on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Below are the orders currently in place for this hospitalization. The patient has the following IV Fluid and medications orders: 0.9 NS at 20 ml/hr continuously right upper arm (even when the IVPB’s are infusing) 0.9 NS at 10 ml/hr continuously right lower arm (even when the IVPB’s are infusing) ceftriaxone (Rocephin) a 500 mg in 100 ml D5W IVPB every 8 hours, scheduled at 0600, 1400, and 2200 azithromycin (Zithromax) 500 mg in 250 ml NS IVPB daily is scheduled at 0900 pantoprazole (Protonix) 80 mg IVPB in 50 ml NS every 12 hours, scheduled at 0900, 2100 The patient has the following oral intake: 8 fl oz coffee; 4 fl oz apple juice juice; 250 ml soup; and 3 glasses of water (each glass = 180 ml each) Calculate the total fluid intake in milliliter for the past 8 hours from 0700 to 1500. Answer: mL total fluid intake for the past 8 hours from 0700 to 1500.