After starting the treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus 6 months earlier, a client is in the office for a follow-up examination. The nurse will monitor which laboratory test to evaluate the clients adherence to the antidiabetic therapy over the past few months?

Which client should the nurse assign as a roommate for a client who has aplastic anemia?

A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the intensive care unit. Assessment findings are:

BP 160/90

HR 100

RR 27

Sp02 89%

Central Venous Pressure (CVP) 18 mmHg

Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure (PAWP) 21 mmHg. Echocardiogram: Ejection Fraction 30%

BNP 1300 pg/mL

What is the nurse's priority action?

A client with severe burns has crystalloid fluid replacement ordered using the Parkland formula. The initial volume of fluid to be administered in the first 24 hours is 30,000 mL. The initial rate of administration is 1875 mL/hr. After the first 8 hours, what rate should the nurse infuse the IV fluids?

A nurse leaves a coffee shop and sees a man lying on the ground. He is unresponsive and has no pulse and the nurse begins chest compressions. EMS arrives and connects the cardiac monitor displaying this rhythm. Identify the rhythm.

While working in the outpatient clinic, the nurse notes that the client has a history of intermittent claudication. Which statement by the client would support this information?

A client who has benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with urinary retention is admitted to the hospital with elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels. Which prescribed therapy should the nurse implement first?

After providing discharge teaching, a nurse assesses the client's understanding regarding increased risk for metabolic alkalosis. Which statement indicates that the client needs additional teaching?

A client is in the hospital after suffering a myocardial infarction and has bathroom privileges. The nurse assists the client to the bathroom and notes the client's O2 saturation to be 96%, pulse 88 beats/min, and respiratory rate 16 breaths/min after returning to bed. What action by the nurse is best?

A nurse is assessing clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client would the nurse identify as being at greatest risk for atrial fibrillation?

When evaluating the effectiveness of preoperative teaching with a client scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery using the internal mammary artery, the nurse determines that additional teaching is needed when the client says which of the following?