A client is prescribed lithium for bipolar disorder. The nurse includes which information as part of the client’s discharge teaching?

Which assessment finding indicates mania, rather than hypomania, in a client with bipolar disorder?

A client with acute kidney injury (AKI) has an arterial blood pH of 7.30. Which clinical finding should the nurse expect?

Use Nagele’s rule to calculate the EDD (estimated delivery date) for a patient who reports their first day of LMP (last menstrual period) as 6/14/24. _____________________

The client has dobutamine infusing at 30 mL/hr. The medication concentration is 500 mg in 250 mL. The client weighs 65 kg. How many mcg/kg/min is the client receiving? ___________________ (Round to the nearest tenth.)

Identify this cardiac rate and rhythm. _______________________________

Which early symptom should lead the nurse to suspect that a client is developing cataracts?

A client asks the nurse if active surveillance is recommended for prostate cancer. What is the nurse’s best response?

During the assessment of a newborn born at 40 weeks gestation at 12 hours of age, the nurse identifies localized swelling of the head that does not cross the suture line. The skin assessment reveals a bluish discoloration of the hands and feet. The respiratory rate is 50 with occasional pauses in the breathing lasting 5 seconds. The neonate is maintaining a temperature of 97.9 to 98.4. The neonate has had one wet diaper and one stool. The nurse determines the neonate is at greatest risk for which condition?

Which diagnostic test offers the most critical information for the nurse when assessing a client for suspected heart failure?