37)  A patient is admitted to the PACU following nasal surgery for a polyp in the maxillary sinus.  Which of the following nursing care guidelines will the nurse follow? 

8)  The nurse is caring for a client who has just returned from having a bronchoscopy performed.  What is the immediate nursing intervention?

18)  A patient is prescribed guaifenesin as needed.  Which of the following educational guidelines will the nurse provide the patient? 

5)  The nurse is caring for a patient who received an initial infusion of an intravenous antibiotic 45 minutes ago.  Upon making rounds the patient states, “I feel funny.”  The nurse immediately evaluates the patient.  Which of the following statements by the patient would warrant immediate notification of the provider? 

44) The nurse receives a laboratory report for a patient indicating a serum K+ level of 5.2 mEq/L. When notifying the provider, the nurse should expect which of the following actions? 

34)  The nurse is performing an initial interview on a client who has suspected tuberculosis (TB). What action is priority?

11)  The nurse is reinforcing instructions to a client who has a new prescription for albuterol and beclomethasone inhalers to control asthma. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? 

41)  A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client has the highest risk for developing a pulmonary embolism?

13)  The nurse is administering guaifenesin to a patient.  Which of the following guidelines are priority for the nurse to provide to the patient related to this medication? 

________ and ________ groups are negatively charged functional groups of carbon, whereas the ________ group is a positively charged functional group.