A patient receiving hemodialysis suddenly complains of nausea, restlessness, disorientation and a headache. The nurse notes twitching in the patient’s face and hands. Which complication should the nurse suspect?

  In a 1947 speech to Congress, the American president set out his policy of support for the resistance of “free peoples” to communism by tying politics to economics; it would be a choice between “two ways of life.” This policy was known as the ________ Doctrine.  

A nurse is teaching a patient who will begin long-term glucocorticoid therapy for chronic asthma. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

  The arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union began in 1949 when the Soviet Union tested its own ________, a weapon on which the United States had a monopoly until that time.  

A nurse is caring for a 75-year-old woman with osteoporosis who recently sustained a vertebral compression fracture. The patient reports chronic back pain, difficulty walking without assistance, and a fear of falling. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient?

Match the following clinical scenarios with the correct type of urinary incontinence. 

A nurse is caring for a patient in the diuretic phase of acute kidney injury. Which of the following should the nurse include as a priority in the plan of care?

  The Lord of the Rings, a set of novels by ________, drew on the author’s knowledge of ancient Celtic and Scandinavian languages and inspired young romantics who rebelled against postwar Western culture.  

A nurse is caring for a 12-year-old patient newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing intervention to promote effective self-management of the condition?

A 25-year-old woman presents with complaints of excessive thirst, urination, and fatigue over the past few weeks. She reports needing to drink more than 5 liters of water daily and has to urinate frequently during both day and night. On examination, she appears mildly dehydrated, with dry mucous membranes, but her blood pressure is normal. Laboratory tests show a low urine osmolality of 150 mOsm/kg and a high serum osmolality of 310 mOsm/kg. Which of the following clinical manifestations is most characteristic of diabetes insipidus?