The nurse provides care to a patient who is prescribed 0.45% normal saline (NS) by intravenous (IV) infusion. Which data cause the nurse to question the healthcare provider regarding this IV fluid order? (norm range: sodium 135-145)

The nurse educates a patient who is prescribed furosemide (Lasix) for congestive heart failure on foods rich in potassium. Which patient menu choices indicate to the nurse a correct understanding of the information presented? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a patient who sustained electrical burns. What is the rationale for monitoring this patient for compartment syndrome?

    The nurse provides care to a patient who is in the emergency department (ED) with a burn injury. What is the priority action by the nurse during the emergent phase of care?

A patient comes into the emergency department with clinical manifestations of retinal detachment. What action by the nurse is the priority to minimize this patient’s eye movements?

The nurse prepares the patient diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for which diagnostic test to monitor acid–base balance?

The nurse is providing care to a patient admitted to the emergency department (ED) with a gunshot wound and profound blood loss who is hypoxemic. Which ordered fluid is the priority intervention?

The nurse is providing care to an older adult patient who is receiving intravenous (IV) fluids at 150 mL/hour. It is important that the nurse assess for which clinical manifestations that could indicate fluid volume excess in this patient?

The nurse is monitoring laboratory results on assigned patients. The patient with which laboratory has the highest risk of laryngospasm? (norm ranges: calcium 8.2-10.2, magnesium 1.6-2.2, potassium 3.5-5.0, phosphorus 2.5-4.5 )

An older patient reports a vision change of seeing dark spots. The nurse correlates this change to the function of which eye structure?