The nurse is preparing to administer a prescribed nebulizer dose of albuterol. Which statement by the client requires further evaluation before delivery of the medication?

A client in respiratory failure has been intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation. The client becomes very agitated and breathing asynchronously with the ventilation.  What is the priority action for the nurse?

Four hours after mechanical ventilation is initiated, a client’s arterial blood gas (ABG) results include a pH of 7.51, PaO2 of 82 mm Hg, PaCO2 of 26 mm Hg, and HCO3– of 23 mEq/L (23 mmol/L). The nurse will anticipate the need to take which action?

The nurse is assessing a client with cardiogenic shock for evidence of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.  Which new finding is the priority concern?

The nurse is caring for a client with Guillain-Barre syndrome. What will be the focus of nursing care? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is assessing the understanding of a mother of a pediatric client with Tetralogy of Fallot.  Which statement by the mother of the pediatric client indicates correct understanding? 

A client who has been prescribed acebutolol develops a heart rate of 48 beats per minute, dizziness, difficulty breathing, and bluish fingernails.  What is the nurses best action?

Which best defines evidence-based-practice (EBP)?

The nurse measures the blood pressure of a client and finds it to be 156/94 mm Hg. What will the nurse emphasize when providing education to the client for blood pressure control? (Select all the apply)

A nurse leader is preparing an in-service on workplace violence. What risk factor should the nurse leader include?