Explain how the solubility of carbon dioxide gas in water change with temperature and why.

The nurse is doing morning assessment. Place in the correct order the steps to assess bowel sounds.

 The nurse may utilize the digital method to remove a fecal impaction.  What is the primary rationale for digitally removing the client’s fecal impaction?   

A long-term COPD client has a prescription to receive oxygen at 2L per minute.  You, the nurse, find that the client’s visitor has increased the oxygen flow rate to 7L per minute, thinking that the client did not “look good”.   What is the priority nursing action? 

A 15 year old client comes to the emergency department and requires immediate surgery. The parents live an hour away and are not present to sign the consent. What is the best action by the nurse?

S: 86-year-old female who is post-op day 3 following left femur fracture repair. The patient has been on bedrest since surgery. Progressive ambulation has been ordered to start today. The patient has a walker available in the home and would prefer to utilize that in the hospital setting so they are ambulating with the device before discharge. Physical therapy has been ordered and they will see the patient later today for an initial assessment.   B: Client’s Primary medical history includes Hypothyroidism, Hypertension, Gastrointestinal esophageal regurgitation disorder. The client has not had a bowel movement postoperatively even after being compliant with ordered stool softener administration twice daily.  A: T 97.2 F, HR 88, RR 16, BP 110/72; SPO2 96% on RA. Client is alert and oriented x4. Moves all extremities. Pupils are equal and reactive to light. Bilateral lungs are clear on auscultation. Moderate abdominal distention is present, bowel sounds are hypoactive in all quadrants. Capillary refill

Which is the most appropriate oxygen delivery device to deliver very specific and precise oxygen concentrations? 

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and refuses to use an incentive spirometer following major surgery. Which of the following is the nurse’s priority action? 

After surgery, a postoperative client has not voided for 8 hours, where would the nurse assess for bladder distention?

When assisting and teaching the client to perform their own soaks for their wound care, what would the nurse include in the teaching plan?