A nurse is collecting data on a patient who is experiencing hypovolemia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has respiratory alkalosis and hyperventilating. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement?

A nurse is collecting data from a patient who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. Which of the following findings should the nurse suspect deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?

Based on the ABG results: pH 7.33, CO2: 50, HCO3: 22, what acid-base imbalance is present?

A nurse is obtaining informed consent from a patient who is scheduled for a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?

A nurse is reviewing the medication history of a patient. The nurse should identify that which of the following medications places the patient at risk for hypokalemia?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has wound dehiscence one week postoperative. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A patient's ABG results came back with the following values: pH 7.25, CO2 40, HCO3 22. How would you, as the nurse, interpret these results?

A nurse is making a preoperative teaching plan for a patient. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has pneumonia. The patient's oxygen saturation is 85%. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A patient is one day postoperative following an open thoracotomy. The patient is receiving oxygen mist at 40% by Venturi mask. The patient's ABG results are: pH 7.31, PaO2 93 mm Hg, PaCO2 50 mm Hg, HCO3 25 mEq/L. Which of the following is an appropriate action for the nurse?