A nurse is caring for a client who is alert and oriented and is receiving continuous ECG monitoring.
The cardiac rhythm strip shows a wavy baseline, no distinguishable P waves, and an increased heart rate.
The nurse should identify the cardiac rhythm as which of the following?

The nurse is continuing to care for the client.

Nurses' Notes.

Day 1, 0900:. Day 1, 0930:. Client is at 31 weeks of gestation and presents with a severe.

headache unrelieved by acetaminophen.

Client also reports.

urinary frequency and decreased fetal movement.

Client is a G3. P2 with one preterm birth.

Client reports a constant and throbbing headache and rates it. as a 6 on a scale of 0 to 10. Denies visual disturbances.

+3. pitting edema in bilateral lower extremities.

Patellar reflex 4+. without the presence of clonus.

Client reports occasional.

nighttime leg cramps.

Reports three fetal movements within the.

last 30 min.

External fetal monitor applied with a baseline FHR.

140/min with occasional accelerations and moderate variability.

No uterine contractions noted.

Vital Signs.

Day 1, 0900:. Temperature (oral) 36.9° C (98.4° ). Heart rate 72/min.

Respiratory rate 16/min.

BP 162/112 mm Hg. Oxygen saturation 979% on room air.

Day 1, 0930:. Temperature (oral) 37.1° C (98.8° ). Heart rate 84/min.

Respiratory rate 18/min.

BP 166/110 mm Hg. Oxygen saturation 999% on room air.

Color yelow yelow). pH 5.9 (4.6 to 8). Protein 3+ (negative). Specific gravity 1.013 (1.005 to 1.03). Leukocyte esterase negative (negative). Nitrites negative (negative). Ketones negative (negative). Crystals negative (negative). Casts negative (negative). Glucose trace (negative). WBC 5 (0 to 4). WBC casts none (none). RBC 1 (less than or equal to 2). RBC casts none (none). Day 1, 1030:. CBC:. Hemoglobin 18.0 g/dL (12 to 16 g/dL). Hematocrit 35% (37 to 479%). Platelets 98,000/mm³ (150,000 to 400,000/mm³). BUN 19 mg/dL (10 to 20 mg/dL). Creatinine 0.8 mg/dL (0.5 to 1 mg/d). WBC 8,000/mm³ (5,000 to 10,000/mm³). Glucose 85 mg/dL (74 to 106 mg/dL). Liver Enzymes:. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 40 units/L (4 to 36 units/L). Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 42 units/L (0 to 35 units/L). Total bilirubin 1.2 mg/dL (0.3 to 1 mg/dL). The nurse is reviewing the assessment findings.

For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with.

preeclampsia or HELLP syndrome.

Each finding may support more than one.

disease process.

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A nurse is providing teaching to an older adult client about methods to promote nighttime sleep.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

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Available is dopamine hydrochloride in a solution of 800 mg in a 250 mL bag.

The client weighs 80 kg. The nurse should set the IV infusion to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Use a leading zero if it applies.)

A nurse is admitting a client who has rubella.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?