Mr. V. has been admitted for exacerbation of his chronic heart failure (HF). When the nurse walks into his room, he is sitting on the edge of the bed, gasping for air, and his lips are dusty blue. Vital signs reveal heart rate 112, respiratory rate 36, and pulse oximeter reading of 81%. He starts coughing up frothy, pink sputum. The priority intervention is:

A client has developed hypersplenism caused by portal hypertension. Which laboratory value(s) will the nurse recognize as correlating with this diagnosis? Select all that apply.

A community health nurse is preparing an awareness campaign about the risks factors for developing hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Which risk factors should the nurse include? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for several clients. Given the typical treatments for each of the listed client conditions, which client should the nurse prioritize as most at risk for acute gastrointestinal bleeding?

A nurse is collecting a urine specimen prior to measuring the albumin level in a client’s urine. A colleague states, “I thought albumin was related to liver function, not the kidney.” How can the nurse best respond to this statement?

A number of older adults have come to attend a wellness clinic that includes both blood pressure monitoring and education about how to best control blood pressure. Which teaching point is most accurate?

Which method of forecasting, developed by economists and statisticians, involves analyzing past data to predict future economic events by establishing the relationships between the driving forces and outcomes then predicting the future by assuming that the past relationships will continue going forward?

Which term refers to facilities and health care professionals providing care?

To increase the ratio of value to costs in medical care delivery, we should focus on which of the following?

Which managerial function involves structuring resources to accomplish the work required to meet the objectives?