The results of a patient’s arterial blood gas sample indicate an oxygen level of 72 mm Hg. Based on this result the nurse needs to closely assess which parameter when providing care to this patient? (norm range: PaO2 75-100)

During a health history interview, a patient tells the nurse, “I am nearsighted.” Which term does the nurse use in the patient’s health record to document this information?

An older adult patient asks why a wound is taking so long to heal. What is an inappropriate response by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving intravenous fluids postoperatively after cardiac surgery. The nurse correlates the patient’s risk for fluid volume excess to which cause?

Which diagnostic test is indicated for the patient demonstrating signs of a herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection?

A patient is admitted for evaluation of a bowel obstruction and has a nasogastric tube placed to low intermittent suction. The physician orders arterial blood gases, and the following results are reported: pH        7.37PaCO2        33 mm HgPaO2        94 mm HgHCO3        19 mm HgSaO2        98% What is the nurse’s interpretation of these results?

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestation in the patient being treated for Ménière’s disease?

The nurse correlates the development of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CAMRSA) infections to which skin conditions? Select all that apply.

The nurse is reviewing the latest arterial blood gas results for a patient with metabolic alkalosis. Which result indicates that the metabolic alkalosis is compensated?

A nurse working in the intensive care unit (ICU) is receiving a patient diagnosed with late septic shock from the emergency department (ED). The nurse correlates which clinical manifestations to this stage of septic shock? Select all that apply.