A client in the ICU has a history of hypertension, CAD, and chronic systolic heart failure. On assessment, the nurse notes the client has pitting edema of the ankles and moist rales heard in the bilateral lung bases. The client’s serum sodium is 129 mEq/L. The client would most benefit from: 

When assessing the blood urea nitrogen (BUN) for a client, the nurse needs to be aware of factors that can influence the BUN levels, which include:  

The client has acute lung injury (ALI) and is ventilated with an FiO2 of 50%, 10cmH2O of PEEP, tidal volume of 750mL, and a rate of 16 breaths per minute. Coarse rhonchi are heard over the upper airways and the client has become agitated with an O2 saturation of 85%. Which priority action should the nurse take?

When caring for a client with a pleural chest tube in place, the nurse knows all the following to be true except:

The muscle buffering capacity relates to an athlete’s ability to

One of the most important ways the federal courts have evolved throughout history is the expansion of civil liberties and civil rights through Supreme Court decisions. 

BONUS: Considering presidents over the past 75 years, President __________ was the only one who didn’t get an over 50% approval rating during his “honeymoon” period.

Paralysis that affects the lower portion of the body:

Inflammation of small bronchial tubes:

If the House of Representatives can’t agree on how to redraw district lines, who is responsible for drawing them?