A patient has been admitted with acute kidney injury. The nurse knows the most important consideration for evaluating the patient’s fluid volume status is what parameter? 

Which drugs will be used to treat the patient with CKD for mineral and bone disorders? (Select all that apply.) 

A patient received a kidney transplant last month.  Because of the effects of immunosuppressive drugs and CKD, what complication of transplantation should the nurse be assessing the patient for to decrease the risk of mortality? 

Which set of characteristics describe Pneumocystis jiroveci infection, an opportunistic disease associated with HIV? 

What finding supports the diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the individual with HIV? 

A patient is admitted with prerenal AKI. The physician orders continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). The nurse understands the clinical indication for the selection of this method of hemodialysis is which of the following? 

A patient with diarrhea has been diagnosed with Clostridium difficile.  Along with standard precautions, which kind of transmission-based precautions will be used when the nurse is caring for this patient? 

The patient with chronic kidney disease is considering whether to use peritoneal dialysis (PD) or hemodialysis (HD).  What are the advantages of PD when compared to HD? (Select all that apply.) 

A patient has developed acute kidney injury (AKI) secondary to hemorrhagic shock. Which intravenous solution would the nurse expect to be ordered for this patient?

A patient with acute kidney injury has a potassium level of 6.9 mg/dL. The patient has had no urine output in the past 4 hours despite administration of Lasix 40 mg intravenous push. To correct the hyperkalemia the patient is given 50 mL of 50% dextrose in water and 10 U of regular insulin intravenous push. What other medication and follow-up should be done in conjunction with the above treatment? (Select all that apply)