57. A client presents to the emergency room from a long-term care facility with a fever of 100.2° Fahrenheit, flushed face, and an indwelling urinary catheter with a large amount of sediment. Which of the following orders would the nurse perform first?

74. A licensed practical nurse (LPN) is caring for a client diagnosed with acute renal failure.  The LPN reports to the registered nurse (RN), that the urine output is 1560 mL for the past 8 hours.  The LPN, asks how a patient with renal failure can have such a large urine output. The best response by the nurse is

6. A nurse is caring for a client with end-stage kidney disease. The nurse teaches the client that the prescribed calcium acetate should be taken  

16. A nurse is caring for client diagnosed with hypertension who is being treated with hydrochlorothiazide. The client’s only past medical history is hypertension. The provider adds diltiazem hydrochloride to the client’s medication regimen. When planning care for the client, the goal is the client’s blood pressure will be  

12. The nurse is caring for a client immediately after a cardiac catheterization due to an acute myocardial infarction for the following lab values BUN 28 Creatinine 1.7. Which of the following the nurse include in the plan of care?  

45. A client in the intensive care unit has been intubated with an endotracheal tube for 3 weeks. The provider has ordered a tracheostomy tube. The client’s significant other states, “He did so well during day yesterday, why can’t they just keep that tube in.” What would be the nurse’s best response?  

59. A nurse is providing health education workshop to a group of adults focusing on prevention of renal carcinoma. The nurse should emphasize what action in order to reduce the participants’ risks of renal carcinoma?

45. A client in the intensive care unit has been intubated with an endotracheal tube for 3 weeks. The provider has ordered a tracheostomy tube. The client’s significant other states, “He did so well during day yesterday, why can’t they just keep that tube in.” What would be the nurse’s best response?  

81. The nurse administers hydralazine 50 mg PO BID to a client admitted due to heart failure with a history of hypertension.  Which of the following indicates the client is having an adverse effect?

59. A nurse is providing health education workshop to a group of adults focusing on prevention of renal carcinoma. The nurse should emphasize what action in order to reduce the participants’ risks of renal carcinoma?