The high pressure alarm on the patient’s ventilator keeps alarming. This most likely indicates that

A patient with a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) is two days post-op colon resection. He currently has O2 at 3 L per nasal cannula; NG to low intermittent suction; D5 ½ NS with 20 mEq KCL at 100cc/hr. The following ABG report received is pH 7.52, pO2 126, pCO2 26, HCO3 23             Which of the following medical interventions should the nurse anticipate?

All the following are nursing interventions used to prevent the development of a deep vein thrombosis which could lead to the development of a pulmonary embolism except

A 52-year-old patient has a 40 year, pack per day, history of smoking and has been diagnosed with cancer of the lung. He tells the nurse that he didn’t know anything was wrong until he had a routine chest x-ray. The nurse explains that symptoms of lung cancer occur late in the disease, but usually the first thing people notice is

A patient returns to the community clinic after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. What should the nurse expect to see documented in the patient’s record to support this diagnosis?

A definitive finding to confirm a diagnosis of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) is the presence of

A patient has the following ABG report: pH 7.28; pO2 86; pCO2 52; HCO3 18. These results show

The patient with cancer receiving chemotherapy has a nursing diagnosis of Risk for Injury related to thrombocytopenia secondary to the effects of chemotherapy. Which of the following laboratory studies would the nurse need to monitor closely? 

The nurse responds to the ventilator alarm of a patient in the ICU. The monitor displays a high pressure alarm. The nurse understands that some of the possible causes of a high pressure alarm are.              Select all that apply

As patients undergo their first hemodialysis treatment, the nurse should assess for signs and symptoms of disequilibrium syndrome, which includes