When evaluating the effectiveness of preoperative teaching with a client scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery using the internal mammary artery, the nurse determines that additional teaching is needed when the client says which of the following?

75-year-old who lives alone, is admitted to the hospital because of weakness and confusion.

Physical Examination

Confusion, slow to respond to questioning, generalized weakness, decreased skin turgor, dry mucous membranes, peripheral pulses weak.

Vitals: T: 101 F, BP 90/62, HR 120 bpm and irregular, RR 24, Sp02 89% on room air.

Central Venous Pressure (CVP): 1 mmHg

Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure (PAWP): 2 mmHg.

What order by the health care provider should the nurse question?

A client who has been receiving diuretic therapy is admitted to the emergency department with a serum potassium level of 3.0 mEq/L. The nurse should alert the health care provider immediately that the client is on which medication?

A nurse is assessing clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client would the nurse identify as being at greatest risk for atrial fibrillation?

The healthcare provider orders dobutamine at 12 mcg/kg/min. The client weighs 75 kg. The pharmacy provides 250 mL of D5W with 1 g of dobutamine. How many mL/hr should the IV pump be programmed for? (Round to a whole number.)

A nurse evaluates medication administration record (MAR) listed below for a client with the following rhythm.

Lisinopril 10 mg PO daily

Digoxin 0.125 mcg PO daily

Warfarin 5 mg PO every other day

Furosemide 20 mg PO Daily

Which medication would the nurse expect to find on this client's medication administration record to prevent a common complication of this condition?

The nurse is teaching a client diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). What statement indicates the client needs further information?

A client was admitted to the intensive care unit after having an abdominal aortic aneurysm resection. The client's cardiac monitor shows a heart rate of 110. The clients hemodynamic monitoring shows a Central Venous Pressure (CVP): 1 mmHg and a Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure (PAWP): 3 mmHg. Which health care provider order would the nurse anticipate receiving?

A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the intensive care unit. Assessment findings are:

BP 160/90

HR 100

RR 27

Sp02 89%

Central Venous Pressure (CVP) 18 mmHg

Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure (PAWP) 21 mmHg. Echocardiogram: Ejection Fraction 30%

BNP 1300 pg/mL

What is the nurse's priority action?

A 36-yr-old client who has a diagnosis of fibrocystic breast changes calls the nurse in the clinic reporting symptoms. Which information is likely to change the treatment plan?

The nurse assesses a client who just returned to the recovery area after undergoing a balloon angioplasty to improve circulation to the left leg. What assessment finding is the most concerning?