The client who received a first dose of an oral opioid is not arousable and has an oxygen saturation of 80%. What is the nurse’s next action?

The nurse is caring for a client who has been receiving propofol for three days. Which diagnostic test should the nurse anticipate monitoring?

A client with hypotension has dopamine ordered at 3 mcg/kg/min. The client weighs 85 kg. The concentration is dopamine 2 grams in 500 mL of D5W. At what rate in mL/hour should the dopamine be infusing to achieve this dose? Round your answer one decimal place (tenths). _____mL/hr

The nurse is educating a new graduate nurse on the ethical principle of beneficence. The nurse evaluates the teaching to be effective when the graduate nurse states:

A nurse is employed in a facility that uses an electronic system for documentation. Which of the following statements is true?

The nurse is assessing a client who is intubated and sedated. Using the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) the nurse observes the patient who briefly awakens with eye contact to voice. Based on this information the nurse will record:

A client is admitted with a small bowel obstruction. Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is ordered and a central venous catheter is placed in the right subclavian vein. For which complication should the client be evaluated immediately after insertion of the catheter?

The provider is planning to extubate a patient within the next 24 hours. Current assessment: Ventilator on SIMV mode: rate 6, PS 10, Peep 5, FiO2 28%. Vital signs: RR 10, HR 98/Sinus rhythm, BP 139/84, Temp 37.1C, SpO2 97%. IV medications infusing into the central venous line are: Propofol 15 mcg/kg/min NS @125 mL/hr, Diltiazem 10 mg/hr. Which of these medications would the nurse expect to decrease during the ventilator weaning process?

The patient’s family is inquiring about the low-pressure alarm coming from the ventilator. The critical care nurse’s best action is:

The nurse is assessing a ventilated client’s pain using the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT). Which of the following assessments would indicate the need for nursing intervention?