The nurse is assisting the physician in placing a Triple Lumen Catheter when the patient complains of sudden, sharp pain on the affected side. Which of the following should be performed? 

A client with HIV has a viral load of 50,000 copies and a T4 % of 17. Based on these lab results,which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the client’s teaching plan to address the priority problem? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

The nurse is admitting a client diagnosed with protein calorie malnutrition secondary to AIDS. Which intervention would be the nurse’s first action?

A client is experiencing acute cardiac symptoms as a result of an excess fluid volume.  Which measure should the nurse implement to increase the client’s comfort until specific therapy is prescribed by the health care provider?

A client with end stage AIDS has profound manifestations of cryptosporidium infection. On what client care needs should the nurse focus?

The nurse observes the following rhythm on the cardiac monitor.  The client is unresponsive, with no breathing or pulse noted. Which of the following would be appropriate interventions to help terminate this rhythm?

The nurse is transcribing the doctor’s order for 2.5 mg of Digoxin daily. Which action should the nurse implement?

A client is ordered a low potassium diet.  Which of the following foods should be avoided?

A patient with acute decompensated heart failure complains of severe dyspnea, is anxious, tachypneic, and tachycardic.  All of the following medications have been ordered.  What is the priority action?

A rhythm strip characterized by irregular waves and an absence of recognizable QRS complexes is indicative of what type of arrhythmia?