A laboring client requests pain relief but does not want an epidural. Which medication would be most appropriate for pain management during early active labor?

The results of your patient’s ABGs just came in:  pH 7.6, HCO3 24, PaCO2 32.  What is your patient experiencing?

Multiple sclerosis attacks the: 

The nurse is checking a patient with an IV in the left arm.  Which signs of complications of IV therapy, if observed in this patient, should be documented and reported to the charge nurse? (select all that apply)

During nursing report you learn that the patient you will be caring for has Guillain-Barré Syndrome. As the nurse you know that this disease tends to present with:

The nurse will infuse 1 liter of lactated ringer’s solution over 8hrs via gravity flow using tubing calibrated at 15 gtt/ml. How many drops per minute will the nurse program the pump for? Round to the nearest whole number.

The nurse performs an intake assessment. The nurse understands which finding indicates an increased safety risk for the client?  (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

During a head-to-toe assessment of a patient with osteoarthritis, you note bony outgrowths on the distal interphalangeal joints. You document these findings as

The nurse provides care for a client in balanced suspension traction.  The client reports pain in the affected extremity, and the nurse administers the prescribed medication.  One hour later the client states, “I don’t know why, but the pain isn’t getting any better.  “Which action does the nurse take FIRST?

Select the main structures that play a role with altering intracranial pressure:  (select all that apply)