KO is admitted with severe dehydration and electrolyte unbalances. What assessment findings are you most likely to find initially before fluid balance reaches homeostasis?

A nurse on a cardiac care unit oversees the care of different client’s cardiac health problems. Which action can be most appropriately delegated to personnel (UAP/CNA) when a patrent is found unresponsive?

KO is admitted with severe dehydration and electrolyte unbalances. What assessment findings are you most likely to find initially before fluid balance reaches homeostasis?

Coughing and Deep breathing is taught to a patient to prevent recurrent pneumonia. She is educated to breathe in deeply first to over expand lung volume: this is called what?

A patient’s hemoglobin is severely low and she is complaining of being overly tired and fatigued. You are educating her on the role hemoglobin has with oxygenation and perfusion. You will know she understands the role of hemoglobin when she tells you hemoglobin transports:

Your patient has a CMP drawn to determine their electrolytes. Only part of the values have resulted including the Na+ which is 121 mEq/l. What type of electrolyte imbalance is the patient having?

The nurse is obtaining a pulse oximetry reading for a client admited with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). When observing a reading of 91%. what action should the nurse perform?

A patient newly diagnosed with heart failure understands that heart failure means there is a lack of sufficient blood supply to the patient's tissue throughout the body tells you that the is responsible for pumping blood from the hear t to the lest of the body.

A client with a chest tube wishes to ambulate to the bathroom. What is the appropriate nursing response?

The nurse is discussing car safety with the mother of a 6-year-old child. The child’s mother questions the need for the use of special car seats for her child. What information can be provided to her?

The nurse is working in the intensive care unit and has just received lab results for her patients. Which of the following are considered electrolyte imbalances? (Select all That Apply)