The client is admitted to the hospital with ulcerative colitis. The nurse should assess the client for which complication of the disease?

The nurse is performing a respiratory assessment on a client being treated for an asthma attack. The nurse determines that the client’s respiratory status is worsening if which occurs?

A client admitted with a duodenal ulcer is now complaining of sharp, severe pain in the epigastric area and the abdomen is rigid on palpation. What is the nurse’s priority intervention?

The provider has ordered a medication at 2000mcg/ min IV. The label says the medication strength is 3g in a total volume of 250mL of D5W. How many mL/hr should the nurse set the infusion pump to administer the prescribed dose? _______  mL/hr

The nurse assesses a client to the hospital with rib fractures to identify the risk for potential complications. The nurse notes that the client has a history of emphysema. Which of the following interventions would be appropriate for the patient? Select all that apply.

A client presents to the emergency department with left-sided weakness and garbled speech, and an ischemic stroke is confirmed. Which of the following items in the client’s history causes the nurse to question the order for tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)?

Which action(s) would the nurse list as a major responsibility specific to a scrub nurse? (Select all that apply)

The nurse completes a physical assessment on a client that is receiving hospice care. The family asks what physical manifestations indicate end-of-life? Which assessment findings would you include in your teaching to the family? Select all that apply. 

A client has the following arterial blood gas (ABG) results: pH 7.53, PaCO2 29 mmHg, PaO2 85 mmHg, HCO3 24 mEq/L. What is the most appropriate action by the nurse?

When assessing a client diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE),the nurse would expect to find which of the following?