The nurse is preparing discharge instructions for a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus who will be starting exenatide.
What information should be included in the discharge instructions?

After the nurse assesses the client, the healthcare provider writes prescriptions. The nurse reviews the prescriptions. Which 2 prescriptions should the nurse complete first?

A straight catheter produced 500 mL of clear yellow urine.

For each finding, indicate whether the findings suggest that the client’s condition has improved or put the client at risk for hypovolemia.

Each column must have at least one selection.

Patient Data

History and Physical

The client is a 22-year-old female with a history of asthma. She was diagnosed at the age of 4 years old and has had 2 previous hospitalizations for asthma-related symptoms at ages 14 and 16. She denies smoking but drinks alcohol 1 to 2 times a week. She reports taking edible marijuana to relieve severe premenstrual symptoms. She came to the emergency department when she started having difficulty breathing on a hike. She took her usual dose of albuterol, but the symptoms did not resolve. The client’s friend called an ambulance when they noticed her distress.

Nurses’ Notes

The client is admitted to the medical floor. She has mild subcostal retractions and is sitting in an upright position. Wheezes are noted throughout the lung fields. The client is pale. She has strong peripheral pulses that are equal bilaterally.

Vital Signs

Her heart rate is 122 beats/minute, blood pressure 134/85 mm Hg, oxygen saturation 91% on room air.

Click to highlight the assessment findings that require immediate follow up by the nurse.

A patient weighing 132 lb is prescribed lorazepam 44 mcg/kg IV to be administered 20 minutes before a scheduled procedure.

The medication is available in a 2 mg/mL vial.

How many mL should the nurse administer? Round off to 2 d.p.

(This is a medical math nd does not require options.)