A client arrives to the emergency department with chest pain after taking sildenafil. Based on the client's history, which medication should the nurse withhold?

The nurse is caring for four clients:

• Client A, who has emphysema and whose oxygen saturation is 94% on room air;
• Client B, with a postoperative hemoglobin of 8.2 mg/dL (82 g/L);
• Client C, newly admitted with a potassium level of 3.8 mEq/L (3.8 mmol/L);
• Client D, scheduled for an appendectomy who has a white blood cell (WBC) count of 14,000 mm3 (14 x 109/L).

Which intervention should the nurse implement?Reference Range:

• Hemoglobin [14 to 18 g/dL (140 to 180 g/L)]
• Potassium [3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L (3.5 to 5.0 mmol/L)]
• White Blood Cell [5,000 to 10,000/mm3 (5 to 10 x 109/L)]

A client with metastatic cancer who was taking hydromorphone PO at home is now receiving the medication IV while in the hospital. To evaluate if the client is receiving an equianalgesic dose of the hydromorphone, which assessment should the nurse complete?

A older adult client tells the nurse that of having a high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level of 85 mg/dL (2.2 mmol/L). Which action should the nurse take?

Reference Range:

• High Density Lipoproteins (HDL) [greater than 45 mg/dL (greater than 0.75 mmol/L)]

The healthcare provider prescribes amoxicillin 1.5 grams PO daily, in equally divided doses to be administered every 8 hours. The medication is available in a bottle labeled, "Amoxicillin suspension 200 mg/5 mL."

How many mL should the nurse administer every 8 hours?

(Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

Select from the options to complete the sentence.

After listening to the client's symptoms, the nurse realizes that she likely has

The nurse reviews the nurse's notes and flow chart to identify trends.

Click to specify the notations that require immediate follow up (more than one notation may be correct.)

Body System

Circulatory

• Heart rate 96 beats/minute
• Blood pressure 90/62 mm Hg
• IV infusing at 125 ml/hr
• Respirations 16 breaths/minute

Respiratory

• Oxygen saturation of 89%
• Several deep breaths

Integumentary

• Episiotomy intact with no redness
• Pad is saturated with blood
• 18 gauge IV to left forearm

Genital/Urinary

• Boggy fundus 1 cm above umbilicus
• Fundus rotated to the right
• Voided 200 mL of clear yellow urine

The nurse is caring for a client who reports sudden right-sided numbness and weakness of the arm and leg. The nurse also observes a distinct right-sided facial droop. After reporting the findings to the healthcare provider, the nurse receives several prescriptions for the client, including a STAT computerized tomography scan of the head. Which intervention should the nurse should perform in the immediate management of the client?