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 admitting a client to the emergency department after a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to help prevent the onset of acute kidney failure?

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 providing preoperative teaching for a client who is having a left-sided cardiac catheterization.

Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a hypertensive crisis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A charge nurse receives a call from the house supervisor requesting room assignments for four new clients.

Based on the admission diagnoses, which of the following clients requires a private room?

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 in a provider's office is caring for a client who has total vision loss and is the handler of a service dog.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to show consideration for the client and the service animal?

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 assessing a client admitted with peripheral vascular disease.

Which of the following findings indicates a venous vascular disorder?

A nurse in an emergency department is reviewing a client's ECG reading.

Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the client has first-degree heart block?