A client with extensive electrical burn injuries is admitted to the emergency department. Which prescribed intervention should the nurse implement first?

The nurse is caring for a client who has frequent gastric pain and dyspepsia. Which procedure would the nurse expect the health care provider to order to make an accurate diagnosis?

A nurse assesses a client with tachycardia. Which clinical manifestation requires immediate intervention by the nurse?

A client was admitted to the intensive care unit after having an abdominal aortic aneurysm resection. The client's cardiac monitor shows a heart rate of 110. The clients hemodynamic monitoring shows a Central Venous Pressure (CVP): 1 mmHg and a Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure (PAWP): 3 mmHg. Which health care provider order would the nurse anticipate receiving?

The healthcare provider orders dobutamine at 12 mcg/kg/min. The client weighs 75 kg. The pharmacy provides 250 mL of D5W with 1 g of dobutamine. How many mL/hr should the IV pump be programmed for? (Round to a whole number.)

After receiving change-of-shift report, which client should the nurse assess first?

A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has poor gas exchange. Which action by the nurse would support the client's ventilation?

A 29-year-old women presents to the ER with chest pain that started this evening. She has experienced episodes like this before which typically occur in the evening and resolve by the next morning. The client has a medical history of migraines and Raynaud's disease.

Temp: 98 F

BP: 119/72 mm/Hg

HR: 99 bpm

RR: 16 bpm

Sp02: 96% RA

An EKG is completed and indicates no evidence of a myocardial infarction but supports the diagnosis of Prinzmetal Angina. The nurse finds the client crying stating, "I'm so young, how can my heart arteries be clogged? I eat healthy and the doctor said my cholesterol was normal." What is the nurses best response?

The nurse is preparing to administer adenosine (Adenocard) to a client experiencing supraventricular tachycardia. When giving this medication, what is important to remember?

The proton pump inhibitor Esomeprazole (Nexium) is prescribed for a client who incurred extensive burn injuries 5 days ago. Which nursing assessment would best evaluate the effectiveness of the drug?

The nurse is providing preoperative education to a client prior to having an orchiectomy for testicular cancer. What statement by the client indicates the need to review the information?