The patient is receiving hemodialysis for chronic renal failure.  The dialysis treatments are performed three times a week.  The dialysis nurse obtains blood samples prior to dialysis.  Which lab finding is most consistent with renal failure?

A client with hypoparathyroidism complains of numbness and tingling in his fingers and around the mouth.  The Psychiatric Technician would assess for what electrolyte imbalance?

Persons at risk for gallstones include all of the following except:

When conducting client teaching regarding peritoneal dialysis, the client asks what are some of the advantages compared to the blood type dialysis.  The Psychiatric Technician’s best response would be:

The physician is concerned that the client may be exhibiting G.I. bleeding.  Which observation does the Psychiatric Technician know is suggestive of potential G.I. bleeding?

Your client is admitted for cirrhosis of the liver.  He is 52 years old, smokes 2 packs of cigarettes per day and has indicated he has a very high stress job.  In addition he states he drinks a 6 pack of beer per day.  Which risk factor is most significant for the development of cirrhosis?

Mrs. Ramey is currently taking KCl 40 mEq daily.  A comprehensive metabolic panel was done and her potassium level is 5.7.  Mrs. Ramey may be experiencing the following symptoms:

A client has recurrent ascites as a result of cirrhosis.  The physician will perform which procedure to allow extended control of this fluid to build up?

Your client history and physical reveals a two day history of retention of urine which indicates:

You have an order to insert a NG tube for a client who has dysphagia.  You obtain your equipment and are ready to insert.  How will you determine how far down the tube should be placed?