The healthcare provider (HCP) prescribes naloxone HCI 10 mcg IV bolus stat. Naloxone HCL is supplied as "0.02 mg/mL." How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

A male client with angina pectoris is being discharged from the hospital. Which instruction should the nurse plan to include in his discharge teaching?

Following a mitral valve replacement, the client suddenly begins to show a large amount of blood on the surgical dressing while in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

After receiving midazolam and fentanyl prior to a bronchoscopy, an older adult's respiratory rate drops to 8 breaths/minute with periods of apnea. The client's arterial blood gas levels are obtained and evaluated. Which laboratory value indicates respiratory depression that can lead to respiratory arrest if left untreated?

Reference Range:

• pH [7.35 to 7.45]
• PaCO2 [35 to 45 mm Hg]
• HCO3 [21 to 28 mEq/L]
• PaO2 [80 to 100 mm Hg]

The client's electrocardiogram (ECG) strip reveals sinus tachycardia. Select the 4 characteristics that the nurse is likely to see in the ECG.

The nurse is assessing a hospitalized client with pulmonary edema who is reporting two pillow orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. The nurse observes rapid shallow respirations and use of accessory muscles. Which action should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?

A client is admitted with chest pain and is rubbing the left arm. The nurse initiates oxygen at 4 L/minute, and administers a dose of aspirin PO, nitroglycerin sublingually, and morphine sulfate IV. Which additional assessment should the nurse consider for a myocardial infarction (MI)?

The nurse is caring for an older adult client with heart failure (HF) whose arterial blood gas (ABG) results include a pH 7.38, PaCO2 40 mm Hg, HCO3- 24 mEq/L (24 mmol/L), and a PaO2 90 mm Hg. Which action should the nurse implement?

Reference Range:

• Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)
• pH [7.35 to 7.45]
• PaCO2 [35 to 45 mm Hg]
• HCO3- [21 to 28 mEq/L (21 to 28 mmol/L)]
• PaO2 [80 to 100 mm Hg]

A client with stable angina secondary to ischemic heart disease receives a prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin prior to discharge from the hospital. During discharge teaching, the client assures the nurse a plan to fill the prescription via online mail order service as soon as arriving at home. How should the nurse respond?

A 57-year-old male client is brought to the emergency department (ED) by emergency medical services (EMS) with reports of chest pain. Client was mowing his lawn and noticed chest pain presenting as tightness and pressure. The pain continued to increase over about 30 minutes when the client decided to rest. The client's wife called emergency medical services (EMS) when the pain was unrelieved after 20 minutes of rest. Client reports no other incidents of experiencing this pain. His medical history includes hypertension, obesity, and a 20 year history of smoking, having quit about 5 years ago. Takes metoprolol succinate ER 25 mg PO.

For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with angina or myocardial infarction, or both. Each column must have at least one response option selected.

A client with pneumonia is dyspneic, and the nurse positions the client in a high Fowler's position. The oxygen flow rate is 3 L/minute, and the client's pulse oximeter reading is 96%. An hour later the pulse oximeter reading is 88%. Which action should the nurse take first?