A client with renal calculi is experiencing severe flank pain, nausea, and has a temperature of 100.2 F. The priority nursing intervention should be to:

A patient has been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection (UTI) and is prescribed an antibiotic. Which first-line fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent for UTI’s has been found to be significantly effective?

A 72 year-old man is newly diagnosed with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Which symptom would the client most likely report he is experiencing?

An elderly client is admitted to the medical surgical unit with a temperature of 100.2 degrees F, urinary specific gravity of 1.032, and evidence of tenting. Other lab values: Random blood sugar of 70, Potassium 3.2, Calcium 8.1, Sodium 134. The nurse should anticipate an order for:

The composition of a client’s renal calculi is identified as uric acid. To prevent recurrence of stones, the nurse teaches the client to avoid which of the following?

The nurse is preparing to administer the first dose of an aminoglycoside antibiotic to the client with a suspected resistant strain of bacterial pneumonia. Which interventions should the nurse implement? (Select all that apply)

After an infusion is complete, the nurse disconnects the intravenous line and prepares to flush the clients line with normal saline. Why does the nurse expel the air bubble from the flush syringe prior to flushing the intravenous site?

An adult male client has been unable to void for the past 12 hours. The best method for the nurse to use when assessing for bladder distention in a male client is to check for:

In review of intravenous (IV) skills and practice, the nursing student knows that complications of IV therapy include: Select all that apply.

Your client is admitted of pneumonia and has the following arterial blood gas: pH 7.28, PaCO2 74, HCO3 28, PaO2 88, and SaO2 92%. Which of the following acid/base imbalance is occurring?