The nurse is providing care for a patient admitted to the unit with respiratory failure and respiratory acidosis. The nurse correlates which data from the patient’s history as the probable cause for the current diagnosis?

A patient with elevated serum potassium is being treated with intravenous insulin and dextrose. The patient states, “I do not have diabetes. Why am I receiving insulin?” Which statement by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse is providing care to a patient who is intubated and receiving mechanical ventilation after a motor vehicle accident. The patient is fighting the ventilator and attempting to remove the endotracheal tube. Which nursing action decreases the patient’s risk for developing respiratory alkalosis?

Which antibiotic prescription does the nurse correlate as effective in the treatment of the patient diagnosed with multidrug resistant (MDR) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)?

A patient arrives in the emergency department after receiving numerous bee stings. The patient is short of breath, wheezing, and the SpO2 is 89%. What medication should the nurse prepare to administer? 

The nurse correlates which hemodynamic parameter to the patient with hypovolemic shock?

The nurse provides care to a patient who is admitted for a sickle cell disease (SCD) crisis. Which is the priority prescription for the nurse to implement when providing patient care?

The nurse is planning care for a patient with astigmatism. The nurse recommends which action to reduce the patient’s headaches and blurred vision?

In using the Braden Scale to assess a patient’s skin, which category does the nurse recognize as the most sensitive indicator for risk of pressure injury?

The nurse recognizes which medications are indicated in the treatment of a patient with cardiogenic shock? Select all that apply.