The nurse receives a telephone call from the post anesthesia care unit stating that a client is being transferred to the surgical unit. The nurse plans to take which action first on arrival of the client to the surgical unit?

A client diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus is admitted to the medical unit with pneumonia. The client’s oral antidiabetic medication has been discontinued and the client is now receiving insulin for glucose control. Which of the following statements best explains the rationale for this change?

The nurse is caring for a postoperative day 2 client who had abdominal surgery. Which of the following should be in the client’s plan of care? Select all that apply. There are 3 correct answers.

The nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from a thyroidectomy. The client complains of tingling and numbness in the face, toes, and fingers. Which of the following lab value findings requires that the provider be notified?  Laboratory Reference Range: Potassium(K+) 3.5-5mEq/L Calcium 8-10mg/dL Sodium(Na+) 135-154mEq/L Glucose 80-130mg/dL

 The client is going to the operating room for an exploratory laparotomy  and has a signed surgical consent in the chart. The client receives a preoperative dose of diazepam. Fifteen minutes later the client asks to go to the bathroom to void. Which one of the following should the nurse perform next?

The mother of a 2-year-old is concerned because her son has had three ear infections in the past year. What would be an appropriate response by the nurse?

Inflammation to one or more ducts from the urethral opening to the Bartholin glands is called Bartholinitis

A newborn has just been admitted to the special care nursery. What criteria should the nurse use to determine this newborn’s classification and neonatal mortality risk? Select all that apply.

Which clinical data noted by the nurse during the shift assessment indicate the pediatric client may be experiencing compartment syndrome? Select all that apply.

EXAM PROBLEM #5 Situation: Here is a molecular equation: 3 Cu (s)  +  2 Au(ClO3)3 (aq)   –>   2 Au(s)  +  3 Cu(ClO3)2 (aq) Instructions and Questions: (1)   Write the answers to these two questions on your “work” page.  Label them both with the question number (#5) and which part they are (A or B). A.   Write the balanced total ionic equation for the reaction shown above. B.   Write the balanced net ionic equation for the reaction shown above. (2)   Type the answers to these two questions on your “work” page.  Label them both with which part they are (C or D). C.   What is oxidized in this reaction?  How can you tell?  Be specific. D.   What is reduced in this reaction?  How can you tell?  Be specific.