A nurse is caring for a client who has the following arterial blood gas results: HCO3-, 18 mEq, PaCO, 28 mm Hg and pH 7.30. The nurse recognizes the client is experiencing which of the following acid base imbalances?

A nurse is assessing a client who had a craniotomy and has developed syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). Which of the following manifestations should the nurse anticipate?

A nurse is caring for a client who has metabolic alkalosis. For which of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse monitor? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is reviewing laboratory values for a client who has systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Which of the following values should give the nurse the best indication of the client's renal function?

A nurse is assessing a client who has respiratory acidosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

Mrs. Jamerson, who had undergone surgery in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), is difficult to arouse two hours following surgery. Nurse Williams in the PACU has been administering Morphine Sulfate intravenously to the client for complaints of post-surgical pain. The client's respiratory rate is 7 per minute and demonstrates shallow breathing. The patient does not respond to any stimuli. The nurse assesses the ABCs (remember Airway, Breathing, Circulation!) and obtains ABGS STAT! Arterial blood gas measurement shows pH 7.10. PaCO2 70 mm Hg, and HCO3 24 mEq/L

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A nurse is assessing a client who has end-stage kidney disease and is receiving hemodialysis.

Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication the client is experiencing fluid overload?

A nurse is reviewing the arterial blood gas values of a client who has chronic kidney disease.

Which of the following sets of values should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a client who has end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and reports having shortness of breath and swelling in his lower extremities. Upon assessment, the nurse notes the client has crackles in his lungs and an elevated blood pressure. The nurse should suspect which of the following based on the client's manifestations?

A nurse is caring for a client who has respiratory alkalosis and is hyperventilating Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic kidney disease (CKD) and states she has heartburn.

The provider prescribes aluminum hydroxide. The client asks, "Why can't I just take the antacid magaldrate my husband has at home?" The nurse explains to the client that aluminum hydroxide is the preferred antacid because it lowers which of the following?