Which client should the nurse assign as a roommate for a client who has aplastic anemia?

The health care provider orders: Epinephrine 0.25 mg IV stat Pharmacy provides: Epinephrine 0.1 mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse prepare to administer? (Round to one decimal place.)

The nurse taking a focused health history for a client with possible testicular cancer will ask the client about a history of

During the administration of finasteride (Proscar), the nurse must remember which important precaution?

A client with severe burns has crystalloid fluid replacement ordered using the Parkland formula. The initial volume of fluid to be administered in the first 24 hours is 30,000 mL. The initial rate of administration is 1875 mL/hr. After the first 8 hours, what rate should the nurse infuse the IV fluids?

A nurse admits a client who is experiencing an exacerbation of heart failure. What action would the nurse take first?

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 benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with urinary retention is admitted to the hospital with elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels. Which prescribed therapy should the nurse implement first?

After reviewing the client's chart upon admission to the unit, the nurse consults the healthcare provider about a new order for lovastatin (Mevacor). What triggered the nurse's action?

The nurse in the women's health clinic has four clients who are waiting to be seen. Which client should the nurse see first?

A client who has tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies is admitted to the hospital with Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia (PCP) and a CD4+ T - Cell count of less than 200 cells/ ul. Based on the diagnostic criteria established by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which statement by the nurse is correct?