48. A client is 1 day postoperative following a kidney transplantation from a living donor. The nurse’s most recent assessment finds the client is producing copious quantities of dilute urine. The most appropriate action is to  

72. The nurse is caring for a client admitted with pyelonephritis.  Upon review of the client’s intake and output, the record reveals the client has been consuming 3-3.5 L of oral fluid since admission.  The most appropriate nursing action

80. A nurse is caring for an older adult with a diagnosis of hypertension who is being treated with hydrochlorothiazide and metoprolol.  The nurse includes which of the following in the plan of care?

65. A nurse is caring for a client with impaired renal function. A 24 hour urine collection is ordered.  The nurse informs the client to:

53. A nurse is evaluating education for a client on hemodialysis who has recently undergone the creation of a fistula on the left forearm. Which of the following would statement would indicate teaching would be effective?

65. A nurse is caring for a client with impaired renal function. A 24 hour urine collection is ordered.  The nurse informs the client to:

52. A client recovering from thoracic surgery is on long-term mechanical ventilation and becomes very frustrated when he tries to communicate. What intervention should the nurse perform to assist the client?

78. A client with hypertensive on antihypertensive medications has a nursing diagnosis of ineffective health maintenance due to nonadherence to the therapeutic regimen. When developing the plan of care, what desired outcome should the nurse identify?

50. A nurse working on a telemetry unit is caring for a client with acute kidney injury due to administration of a nephrotoxic medication. The client’s labs BUN: 67 mg/dL, Creatinine: 2.9 mg/dL, Na: 140 mEq/L Cl: 109 mmol/L K: 8.0  mEq/L PO4: 2.7 mg/dL Mg: 2.1 mg/dL. The client’s output of the last 4 hours has been: 110 mL.  On telemetry the client is presenting in the rhythm below. The priority nursing action is to administer the prescribed

77. The home health nurse is caring for a client with a comorbidity of hypertension. What assessment finding would require immediate intervention?