A nurse is planning care for a client who has acute gastritis. Which of the following nursing interventions should NOT be included in the plan of care?

Cardiac monitoring is initiated for a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis. The nurse determines that this measure is important to identify:

A patient has the following arterial blood gas results: PH: 7.50. PaC02: 31 mm Hg, HC03-: 25 mEq/L. The nurse determines that these results indicate:

A nurse is teaching nutritional strategies to a client who has a low calcium level and an allergy to milk. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

When teaching a patient with chronic SIADH about long-term management of the disorder, the nurse determines that additional instruction is needed when the patient says:

After her bath, a 62-year-old patient asks the nurse for a perineal pad saying that she uses them because sometimes she leaks urine when she laughs or coughs. Which intervention is most appropriate to include in the care plan for the patient?

A nurse is admitting a client who has status asthmaticus. The client's ABG results are Ph:7.31, Pa02:74mm Hg, PaC02: 56 mmHg and HCO-3: 26mEq/L The nurse should interpret these laboratory values as which of the following imbalances?

A 98-year-old patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia has a markedly distended bladder and is agitated and confused. All the following orders are received from the emergency department health care provider. Which order should the nurse act on first?

The physical environment and traffic control measures of the operating room are designed primarily to:

A patient is hospitalized with acute adrenal insufficiency. The nurse determines that the patient is responding favorably to treatment on finding:

A patient with suspected acromegaly is seen at the clinic. To assist in making the diagnosis, which question should the nurse ask?