In order to promote bladder and urinary tract health, the nurse should encourage patients to empty their bladder sooner, rather than waiting to urinate.

The client is to receive spironolactone 150 mg daily. How many tablets, per dose, should the nurse administer if spironolactone 50 mg tablets are available? Round to the nearest whole number.

The nurse is caring for the patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The patient's serum potassium level is critically low, which places the patient at risk for which complication?
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A client with acute renal failure develops severe hyperkalemia. What would the nurse anticipate to be used to treat this imbalance?
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A postoperative patient states, "I hate doing the incentive spirometer." The patient questions-how long the exercise must be continued. What information should be provided to the patient?

What is an early sign of malignant hyperthermia during surgery?

Which person is responsible for verifying that the consent form is signed and that the surgical site is clearly marked?
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Using the sliding scale below, indicate the amount of regular insulin an individual with a blood glucose of 351 would receive
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A surgeon is performing an abdominal hysterectomy. Before the surgery is completed, the operating room nurse counts the sponges and notes that the sponge count is not correlating with the preoperative count. Which action by the nurse is important?

A 50-year-old woman was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus and wants to start a healthy lifestyle to control her disease. What initial recommendation should you make?
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The nurse is assisting with preoperative preparation of a client scheduled for surgery. The nurse understands that which of the following are true regarding valid surgical consent? surgery