Force reduction concepts include immobilization of the ankle, redistribution of pressure, and off loading of the foot through the lower leg.  

The nurse should document the following information after observing the chest tube diagram below  

An anemic client has a hemoglobin of 10.8 g/dL due to heavy periods with endometriosis. What is the most appropriate nursing action? Reference Range:  hemoglobin (14 to 17.3 g/dL for adult males and 11.7 to 15.5 g/dL for adult females)

A nurse is monitoring a patient in early labor. Which of the following is a normal finding? 

Upon chart review of a client in acute kidney injury, the nurse notes the following lab values: Potassium of 6.8 mEq/L, Sodium of 125 mEq/L, Hematocrit of 29%, and pH of 7.30. The nurse determines this client is most likely in which phase of acute kidney injury? Reference Range(s):  Potassium (3.5 mEq/L – 5.0 mEq/L) Sodium (135 mEq/L – 145 mEq/L) Hematocrit (35% – 45%) pH (7.35 – 7.45)

A nurse cares for a client with diabetes mellitus who is taking metformin (Glucophage) and has not yet been given his dose today. The client is scheduled for an intravenous urography with IV contrast in the morning.  Which action should the nurse take to prioritize the clients care so as not to interrupt his plan of care during this stay.  

What is the average urine output of a healthy adult for a 24hr period? Key word average meaning for most persons most of the time. 

The nurse is performing an assessment of body systems on a male nursing home client and realizes that an age-related change affecting the renal or urinary system with regards to medications there is: 

Which of the following is true in reference to what may pass through the placental barriers?  

 It is impossible for sperm to be functional (able to fertilize the egg) until after ________.