A patient is admitted with bleeding esophageal varices. A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is inserted in an effort to stop the bleeding. After the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is inserted, the patient has difficulty breathing. What is the first action the nurse should take?

A patient had a small bowel resection yesterday and now is on continuous gastric suction. Which of the following IV solutions would the nurse anticipate to be ordered for this patient?

Identify the following structure and where it is located:

The client with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is brought into the emergency department with Kussmauls respirations. What do you know about CKD that could cause this breathing pattern?

An arterial line is inserted in the right radial artery to monitor a patient’s blood pressure.  To prevent neurovascular complications while the catheter is in place, what is the priority intervention by the nurse?

What are intrarenal causes of acute kidney injury (AKI)? (Select all that apply)

Identify the following structure and where it is located:

The physician orders 7 mg of an IV push drug to be given STAT. The drug book states 9 mg can be safely given over 4 minutes. The vial of the drug contains 8 mg in 10 mL. Over how many minutes and seconds should the nurse push this medication? Answer using 0 decimal places.  Enter only numbers in the blanks. Minutes:  _______ Seconds:  _______

A mastaba was a flat-roofed mud brick rectangular building with sloping sides used for burials prior to the pyramid. 

Which of the following diagnostics tests is most useful in differentiating dyspnea related to heart failure from dyspnea related to lung disease?