A patient has been admitted to the postsurgical nursing unit after surgery. The health care provider has ordered the patient to have an IV of 0.9% sodium chloride. The nurse who is caring for the patient recognizes this as what type of solution?

A 7-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital with a high fever. The nurse caring for the child knows that the child has increased insensible water loss resulting from the fever and should receive additional water to prevent hypernatremia. Insensible water loss occurs through which organ?

A 45-year-old mother of two children has cirrhosis of the liver and is on a waiting list for a liver transplant. She had to meet a certain criteria to be able to receive a liver. She understands that she is next on the list for a donor liver that matches. The patient knows that she will not be able to accept the next liver ahead of the person in front of her because it would not be fair to the other patient. Distribution of this resource describes which of the following:

A 45-year-old male patient is taking furosemide (Lasix) and has been complaining of muscle weakness. The nurse should be most concerned about which imbalance?

A 45-year-old mother of two children has cirrhosis of the liver and is on a waiting list for a liver transplant. She had to meet a certain criteria to be able to receive a liver. She understands that she is next on the list for a donor liver that matches. The patient knows that she will not be able to accept the next liver ahead of the person in front of her because it would not be fair to the other patient. Distribution of this resource describes which of the following:

Which techniques does a nurse use routinely to collect data when assessing a patient’s posterior thorax? (Select all that apply)

Which techniques does a nurse use routinely to collect data when assessing a patient’s posterior thorax? (Select all that apply)

A 6-year-old child was taken to the after-hours pediatric clinic with a fever and a rash. She had been seen by her pediatrician earlier in the day and had been given a prescription for an antibiotic. Later that evening she developed a fever and a rash on her abdomen. The nurse who assesses the child in the clinic suspected the symptoms are associated with which of the following?

The nurse is caring for a patient who refuses to cooperate for a dressing change. The nurse tells the patient that he or she will tie the patient down if the patient does not hold still. Which action did the nurse commit?

A nurse is teaching the staff about how to process an ethical dilemma. Which order should the nurse use to present the steps? Evaluate the action. Negotiate the outcome. State the problem clearly. Gather all relevant information. Examine own values and opinions Consider possible course of action.