A nurse instructs a client with COPD to use the pursed-lip method of breathing and the client asks the nurse about the purpose of this type of breathing. The nurse responds, knowing that the primary purpose of pursed-lip breathing is to:

What signs and symptoms would the nurse expect to find in a client diagnosed with an acute exacerbation of asthma?

Your client is admitted with a pulmonary embolism and a heparin infusion is ordered. The order is for 1400 units per hour to be administered. Available from pharmacy is 25,000 units of heparin in 500 milliliters (mL) of normal saline. The nurse would set the infusion pump to deliver how many milliliters (mL) per hour? _______

Your post-op client on bedrest is prescribed Lovenox 1mg/kg subcutaneously every day. Your client weighs 287 pounds. The dose on hand in a syringe is labeled 150mg/mL. How many milliliters will you administer to your client? Round to the nearest hundredth. _______

The charge nurse is making rounds on the unit. Which client should the charge nurse assess first?

Which of the following laboratory findings would the nurse expect to find in a client with acute diverticulitis?  

The nurse is assigned to four clients who were diagnosed with gastric ulcers. Which client should be the nurse’s highest priority when monitoring for gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding?

Following a prostatectomy, the client has a three-way, indwelling catheter for continuous bladder irrigation. During evening shift, 2400 mL of irrigant was instilled. At the end of the shift, the drainage bag was drained of 2900 mL of fluid. The nurse calculates the urine output to be how many mL? _______

Which of the following is a clinical manifestation of hypokalemia?

The nurse reviews the client’s most recent blood gas results that include a pH of 7.49, PCO2 of 40 mmHg, and HCO3 of 28 mEq/L. Based on these results, the nurse determines that which acid-base imbalance is present?