The nurse enters the client’s room to administer scheduled 0900 medications for pain. The client complains of acid reflux and requests an antacid for relief. Which is true regarding the administration of antacids?

A client’s urine specific gravity is 1.039. For which additional clinical indicator should the nurse assess the client?

The nurse is educating a patient diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) about lifestyle interventions to reduce the risk of exacerbations related to the MS.  Which of the following statements is true and should be included in the education?

The nurse records a client’s hourly urine output from an indwelling catheter as follows: 0700: 36 mL 0800: 45 mL 0900: 85 mL 1000: 62 mL 1100: 50 mL 1200: 48 mL 1300: 94 mL 1400: 78 mL 1500: 60 mL The nurse can conclude that the client’s urine output should be described as which of the following?

A nurse is assessing a 72-year-old female patient who has a compound fracture of the left femur. Which of the following findings would alert the nurse that the patient may have a fat embolism?

Select the arterial blood gas that shows respiratory acidosis with hypoxemia?

Match the following theorist with an example of their theory.

A 55-year-old patient with newly diagnosed hypertension asks what lifestyle changes can help lower blood pressure. He currently smokes, drinks alcohol socially, and exercises occasionally.  What is the most appropriate nursing response?

A nurse is monitoring a patient in the intraoperative phase under general anesthesia. The patient’s temperature suddenly rises to 39.5°C (103.1°F), heart rate increases to 130 bpm, and muscle rigidity is noted. What is the most appropriate initial nursing action?

How many branches are found in the ECA?