A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood transfusion.

The nurse observes that the client has bounding peripheral pulses, hypertension, and distended jugular veins.

The nurse should anticipate administering which of the following prescribed medications?

A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic renal failure.

The client displays the following ABG results: pH 7.24, PaCO2 44 mm Hg, PaO2 84 mm Hg. HCO3 18 mEq/L, base excess -2, and O2 saturation 95%.

The nurse should conclude that the client has which of the following acid-base imbalances?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate.

The client reports bladder spasms and the nurse observes decreased urinary output.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is reviewing the medication list of a client who is being admitted with diabetes insipidus.

Which of the following medications places the client at an increased risk for developing diabetes insipidus?

A nurse is caring for a client who has just undergone a total laryngectomy.

Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority for immediate intervention?

A nurse is administering furosemide 80 mg PO twice daily to a client who has pulmonary edema.

Which of the following assessment findings indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?

A nurse is assessing a client admitted with peripheral vascular disease.

Which of the following findings indicates a venous vascular disorder?

A nurse is teaching about food choices to a client who has chronic kidney disease and must limit potassium intake.

Which of the following choices should the nurse recommend as containing the least potassium?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who is receiving treatment for genital herpes.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates the effectiveness of the teaching?

A nurse finds a client in bed, unresponsive and breathing.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is assessing a client who is preoperative and reports an allergy to bananas.

The nurse should recognize that the client is at risk for an allergic cross-reactivity to which of the following substances?