A patient has been diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the right lower extremity.  Which of the following signs/symptoms might this patient exhibit? Select All That Apply

The nurse is administering medications to the patients on a surgical unit. Which medication should the nurse administer first?

The nurse is caring for a postoperative client with a nasogastric tube set to low wall suction.  Which intervention should the nurse implement first based on blood gas results?   Lab values Clients Lab values Normal Lab Values   PH   CO2   HCO3-   PaO2   7.50   46   30   88   7.35-7.45   35-45   22-26   80-100  

The nurse is educating an adult patient with type 2 diabetes about how foods rich in carbohydrate raise blood glucose levels.  Which foods are considered to be in the carbohydrate group?

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?