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RN Targeted Medical Surgical Neurosensory and Musculoskeletal Online Practice 2019 A nurse is planning care for a client who has. closed traumatic brain injury from a fall and is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority? - ANS maintain a PaCO2 of approximately 35 mmHg A nurse is caring for a client who has a retinal detachment. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANS flashes of bright light a nurse is ca...

RN Targeted Medical Surgical FLUID, ELECTROLYTE, & ACID-BASE (ATI) A nurse is planning care for a client who has experienced excessive fluid loss. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? (Select all that apply.) - Administer IV fluids to the client evenly over 24 hr. - Provide the client with a salt substitute - Assess the client for pitting edema - Encourage the client to rise slowly when standing up - Weigh the client every 8 hr. - ANS Adm...

RN Targeted Medical Surgical: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Online Practice 2019 A nurse is assessing a client who has dehydration. Which of the following assessments is the priority? a. Skin turgor b. Urine output c. Weight d. Mental status - ANS Mental status The greatest risk to this client is injury from declining mental status or a fall from worsened dehydration. Therefore, assessing the client's mental status is the priority. A nurse is assessing a client who is usin...

TARGETED MEDICAL-SURGICAL: FLUID, ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID-BASE

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who is postoperative following a rhinoplasty using general anesthesia. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? A nurse is planning care for a client who is postoperative and has a closed-wound drainage system in place. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to include? A nurse is receiving evening shift report on four clients who returned from the PACU that morning. The nurse should assess which of...

TARGETED MEDICAL-SURGICAL: ENDOCRINE EXAM LATEST 2023/A+GRADE A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about insulin injections. The client's prescription includes evening doses of insulin glargine and regular insulin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - ANSWER Draw up the insulins into separate syringes. The nurse should instruct the client to draw up the insulins into separate syringes because insulin glargine is not compatible with other insu...

A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about insulin injections. The client's prescription includes evening doses of insulin glargine and regular insulin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Answer- Draw up the insulins into separate syringes. The nurse should instruct the client to draw up the insulins into separate syringes because insulin glargine is not compatible with other insulins. A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has type 1 ...

Hypocalcemia can cause? - Answer- ECG changes, bradycardia, or tachycardia Muscle spasms What manifestation should the nurse include for teaching of PTSD? - Answer- Experiences feelings of isolation -PTSD clients often feel estranged and detached from others. Client is experiencing alcohol withdrawal. What medication should the nurse administer? - Answer- Diazepam 5 mg IV bolus A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is to begin undergoing light therapy at home to treat season...

A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about insulin injections. The client's prescription includes evening doses of insulin glargine and regular insulin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - ANSWER Draw up the insulins into separate syringes. The nurse should instruct the client to draw up the insulins into separate syringes because insulin glargine is not compatible with other insulins. A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has type 1 diabete...