A client had a 1000-mL bag of 5% dextrose in 0.9% sodium chloride initiated at 15:00. The nurse, making rounds at 15:45, finds the client is complaining of a pounding headache, is dyspneic with chills, is apprehensive, and has an increased pulse rate. The intravenous (IV) bag has 400 mL remaining. The nurse should take which of the following actions first?

The nurse is planning a community teaching program regarding the use of folic acid to prevent neural tube birth defects. Which community group is likely to benefit most from this program?

A client arrives in the emergency department after being in a motor vehicle crash. The client has a nearly amputated leg. What action by the nurse takes priority?

A nurse is preparing to insert a oropharyngeal airway into an unconscious apneic client. There are no contraindications for placing the device. How should the nurse measure this device prior to insertion?

The nurse is administering intravenous norepinephrine at 5 mcg/kg/min via a 20-gauge peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter. Which assessment finding requires immediate action by the nurse?

The client has just returned from the cardiac catheterization laboratory. The left femoral vessel was used as the access site. The nurse should position the client:

A client who was involved in a motor vehicle crash (MVC) has had a tracheostomy placed to allow for continued mechanical ventilation. How should the nurse interpret the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.48, PaO2 85 mm Hg, PaCO2 32 mm Hg, and HCO3 25 mEq/L?

How many bones in the body are immobile?

A nurse is assessing a client who has Paget’s disease of the bone, affecting the femur bone. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? Select all that apply

What is the range for NORMAL right ventricular wall thickness?