An adult male client is admitted to the emergency department (ED) while vomiting dark brown, foul smelling emesis. He reports having a surgical repair of a recurrent inguinal hernia a week ago and is troubled by intense abdominal pain. After finding that his bowel sounds are hyperactive, which prescription should the nurse implement first?

The healthcare provider (HCP) prescribes cefazolin 800 mg IM every six hours. The available vial is labeled, "Cefazolin 1 gram," and the instructions for reconstitution state, for IM use add 2.5 mL sterile water for injection to provide a total volume of 3.0 mL. After reconstitution, the solution contains how many mg/mL? Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

The nurse is assessing a client who is newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Which assessment finding requires immediate intervention?

Patient Data

The nurse comes into the room to replace the IV bag and notices the client's extremities are violently jerking. The client is not arousable, and the oxygen saturation is 59% on the monitor.

Complete the following sentence by choosing from the lists of options.

Based on the information collected, the client is likely experiencing

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statement by selecting from the lists of options provided.

The nurse should teach the client that gout attacks can be limited by keeping a diet that is

Patient Data

Two hours before a client's scheduled surgery, the nurse is completing the preoperative checklist. Which information requires immediate action by the nurse?

Reference Range:

• Potassium (3.5 to 5 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mmol/L)]

Patient Data

Based on the nurse’s assessment, history and flow sheet, which condition is the client most likely experiencing?

A client receiving thyroid replacement therapy following a thyroidectomy is seen in the clinic for a 6 weeks postoperative check up. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?

While changing the dressing of a client who is immobile, the nurse notices the boundary of the wound has increased. Before reporting this finding to the healthcare provider, the nurse should evaluate which of the client's laboratory values?

A client with pancreatitis is receiving 0.9% normal saline, and the prescribed IV infusion rate was increased from 100 mL/hour to 150 mL/hour. Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the prescription has a therapeutic outcome?

Reference Range:
Blood glucose [70 to 110 mg/dL (less than 6.1 mmol/L)]
Amylase [60 to 120 units/dl. (30 to 220 units/L)]
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) [10 to 20 mg/dL (3.6 to 7.1 mmol/L)]
Hematocrit (HCT) [42% to 52% (0.42 to 0.52 volume fraction)]