The nurse is assessing a patient and finds crackles in the lung bases and neck vein distention. Which action will the nurse take first?

A client's calcium level is 9.5 mg/dL (Normal 9.0-10.5 mg/dL). A nurse would expect the client's phosphate level to be:

The physician orders 500 mL of NS to infuse at 175 mL/h for a patient with vomiting. Tubing drop factor is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute.

The nurse is caring for a client with a critically high potassium level (Normal is 3.5-5.0 mEq/L). The client has received sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate). The nurse determines the medication's effectiveness if the client's repeat serum potassium level is:

A nursing intervention for Hyperkalemia is?

A client is taking medications that include digoxin, baby aspirin, K-Dur, and Lasix. The client complains of muscle cramps and facial tics. The nurse discovers the client has positive Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs, has hypotension, and is confused. If the client is exhibiting signs of hypomagnesemia, which of these findings would the nurse also expect the client to exhibit?

A nurse is caring for a client with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and documents that the client is experiencing Kussmaul's respirations. Based on this documentation, which of the following did the nurse most likely observe?

A patient is hypoventilating and retaining carbon dioxide. On which acid-base imbalance should the nurse focus when caring for this patient?

After teaching a client who is prescribed a restricted sodium diet, a nurse assesses the client's understanding. Which food choice for lunch indicates the client correctly understood the teaching?

The nurse is aware that the compensating mechanism that is most likely to occur in the presence of respiratory acidosis is:

A client at risk for developing hyperkalemia states, "I love fruit and usually eat it every day, but now I can't because of my high potassium level." How should the nurse respond?