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)

A patient on the cardiac floor has just had a PlCC line placed by the MD. the Xray team has not verified the position of the catheter tip, yet. You check the heart monitor and notice she begins having an irregular heart rhythm called Atrial Fibrillation. You anticipate that the PlCC line is touching which chamber of the heart?

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

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)

The nurse provides care for the client with an asthma crisis experiencing hypoxia. Which lung sound would the nurse expect to auscultate on the physical assessment?

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?

The nurse is caring for a client who requires IV fluids. which IV fluid type would be considered a hypertonic solution?

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 patient presents to the Emergency Room with swollen legs and shortness of breath. He tells you that he has a history of heart failure which causes the fluid to build up m his legs and lungs. When you listen to his lung sounds you are most likely to hear which type of breathing sounds?

The nurse observes that the client’s pulse oximetry is 89%. What is the priority nursing action?

The nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which arterial blood gas data does the nurse anticipate finding in this patient?