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The nurse is caring for the client with a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube in place when the client suddenly shows signs of severe epigastric pain and respiratory distress. The nurse should do which of the following first?

CASE STUDY: The nurse is caring for a client with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) who presented to the emergency department. The nurse is to assist the provider in performing bedside endoscopy on this client. Which of the following actions would the nurse consider the highest priority in regard to the procedure?

The client with acute pancreatitis has a blood pressure of 88/40 mmHg, heart rate of 128 bpm, respiration= 28 BPM, and Grey Turner’s sign. Which of the following complications would the nurse suspect?

Which of the following interventions would be the priority when admitting the client who has been diagnosed with Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Diuretic Hormone?

The nurse is caring for a client who weighs 196 pounds (89.1 kg) and full thickness burns covering approximately 38% of their Body Surface Area (BSA). Using the Parkland formula of 4mL/kg/% burn, the nurse would calculate the first 8 hours of fluid as (Give answer to the tenths place, do not round):  _______ The second 8 hours as (Give answer to the tenths place, do not round): _______ The third 8 hours (Give answer to the tenths place, do not round): _______

A 5 year old is brought into the emergency department by their mother with bilateral lower extremity deep partial thickness burns that occurred approximately 15 minutes ago. Which of the following is the priority nursing intervention for this client?

  Glucose 648 mg/dL pH 7.10 PaCO2 20 mm Hg PaO2 95 mm Hg HCO3- 5 Na+ 127 mEq/L K+ 3.4 mEq/L BUN 35 Creatinine 1.8 mg/dL The client with a history of type 1 diabetes is found unconscious. The client has the listed labs above. QUESTION: After the client’s airway and ventilation have been established, the next priority for this client is administration of which of the following treatments?

The following Singular noun is provided. Please identify its Plural Noun and Adjective Spelling: Singular: Fibula    Plural: [plural]      Adjective: [adjective]

The nurse is caring for the client with Immune Thrombocytopenia. Which of the following manifestations would the nurse expect to see? Select all that apply.

The nurse is teaching a nursing student about the identifying burns and would know when understanding has been achieved when the nursing student states the following picture is: _______ As soon as the teaching is completed, a 15 year old burn client has been rushed to the emergency room. Based upon the picture identified in part one of this question, the student nurse would estimate the burn injury as how much of the body surface area? (you will have 3% window of correctness, AND only calculate what you can see in the image) _______