A client’s most recent laboratory results show a slight decrease in potassium. The physician has opted to forego drug therapy but has suggested increasing the client’s dietary intake of potassium. What should the nurse recommend?
A client’s daughter has asked the nurse about “helping him e…
A client’s daughter has asked the nurse about “helping him end his terrible suffering.” What is the nurse’s responsibility in the domain of assisted suicide?
A client was diagnosed with cancer several weeks ago and fam…
A client was diagnosed with cancer several weeks ago and family members describe him as “utterly distraught.” The client has fully withdrawn from social and family contact. What is the nurse’s best action?
The PACU nurse is caring for a client who has arrived from t…
The PACU nurse is caring for a client who has arrived from the OR. During the initial assessment, the nurse observes that the client’s skin has become blue and dusky. The nurse looks, listens, and feels for breathing, and determines the client is not breathing. What is the priority intervention?
Which of the following is the correct path for a creatinine…
Which of the following is the correct path for a creatinine molecule through the kidney of a healthy individual?
Which of the following would results from a decrease in albu…
Which of the following would results from a decrease in albumin, a large protein in the blood?
Which of the following describes why people with diabetes ha…
Which of the following describes why people with diabetes have glucose in their urine?
Which of the following is FALSE about transport in the proxi…
Which of the following is FALSE about transport in the proximal tubule?
Which of the following is TRUE regarding the distal tubule?
Which of the following is TRUE regarding the distal tubule?
The countercurrent multiplier in the loop of Henle is set up…
The countercurrent multiplier in the loop of Henle is set up for _____________ in the descending loop and _____________ in the ascending loop.