A nurse is monitoring a client who had a kidney biopsy for postoperative complications. The nurse understands that the client is at risk for which potential serious complication?
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Which client statement indicates to the nurse the need for further education regarding the use of a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump?
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A nurse finds a patient who has type 1 diabetes mellitus lying in bed, sweating, tachycardic, and reports feeling light-headed and shaky. Which complication should the nurse expect?
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A nurse is reinforcing dietary instructions with a client who has episodes of biliary colic from chronic cholecystitis. Which of the following diets should the nurse reinforce in the teaching plan?

A postoperative patient reports dizziness when sitting up. The patient's blood pressure is 88/58 mmHg, heart rate is 112 bpm, and respiratory rate is 18 breaths per minute. What is the nurse's priority action?
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The cancer patient who is undergoing radiation and chemotherapy has lost 10 pounds in the past 3 weeks. The nurse can attribute this weight loss to:
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The nurse caring for a client admitted with peritonitis who has developed a paralytic ileus. While auscultating bowel sounds, the nurse assesses flatus. What is the significance of this finding? 43
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The section of the colon that ulcerative colitis (US) mainly affects is the
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The nurse misreads the 0700 POC blood glucose result as 210 mg/dL instead of 120 mg/dL on a patient with type I DM. The sliding scale regular insulin is given based on the incorrect reading. The nurse realizes the mistake 45 minutes later. What is the nurses priority action?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a group of middle adult women about screening prevention for cancer. Which statement by a client indicates an understanding of the information reviewed?
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A patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus asks the nurse how metformin decreases blood sugar. What is the best response by the nurse?