A patient with cirrhosis is scheduled for a paracentesis later in your shift. What education will you as the nurse provide to prevent perforation during the procedure? 

Liver failure leads to a whole host of complications. On a pathophysiologic level, the nurse recognizes  a patient with liver failure is at risk for bleeding due to? 

Acute pancreatitis creates a multitude of potential problems for the patient. Which of the following causes creates a risk for ARDS in patient’s with acute pancreatitis?

An 11-year-old boy has recently been diagnosed with diabetes. The nurse’s teaching plan for daily injections should be based on which of the following?

The emergency room nurse is caring for the following clients. Which client does the nurse prioritize to see first?

Prodromal symptoms refer to?

Which of the following should the nurse do first when caring for an infant who just had a repair of a myelomeningocele?

The nurse assessing a client knows that endocrine disorders can present with which of the following manifestations? (Select all that apply)

A client with acromegaly tells the nurse that he thinks he looks different now than he did 5 years ago. The nurse’s most appropriate interpretation of this remark is that the client is

The patient with myasthenia gravis has become increasingly weaker. The physician prepares to identify whether the patient is reacting to an overdose of the medication or an increasing severity of the disease. An injection of edrophonium (Tensilon) is administered. Which fo the following would indicate that the patient is in cholinergic crisis?