The nurse is caring for a client being treated for fluid volume excess. Which assessment finding indicates that treatment has been effective?

After ensuring a postoperative client has a patent airway, what is the next most important nursing assessment?

The nurse is reviewing serum laboratory values for a client who is scheduled for surgery tomorrow. Which value requires the nurse to promptly notify the surgeon?

A client with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus develops metabolic acidosis. Which assessment finding related to the imbalance indicates that the client's compensatory mechanisms are working?

The nurse is reviewing recent serum lab results for a postoperative male client who underwent a thyroidectomy two days ago. The client is complaining of new onset abdominal cramping and diarrhea and has developed an irregular heart rate. Which emergency medication should the nurse expect to administer to this client?

A client is experiencing respiratory depression, constipation, nausea and vomiting, and hypotension after receiving pain medication. Which class of analgesics did this client most likely receive?

The nurse is assessing a client in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit who received an epidural block for left knee surgery 4-hours ago. For each assessment finding related to epidural anesthesia, click to specify if the finding is appropriate or inappropriate for the nurse to immediately report to the healthcare provider. (Select All That Apply)

The nurse is caring for a client who is being treated on the oncology unit with a diagnosis of lung cancer with bone metastases. The client reports a new onset of weakness with abdominal pain and further assessment suggests that the client likely has a fluid volume deficit. The nurse should recognize that this client may be experiencing which electrolyte imbalance?

A client has just undergone a bedside central venous catheter insertion using ultrasound guidance. The nurse knows to check which diagnostic result before initiating the client's prescribed intravenous solution flow rate at 100 mL/hr?

A nurse reviews a client's laboratory report and notes that the client's serum phosphorus (phosphate) level is 1.8 mg/dL. Which condition most likely caused this serum phosphorus level?

The nurse is caring for a client with a serum magnesium of 2.9 mEq/L. The nurse should anticipate a prescription from the primary healthcare provider for what treatment?