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The nurse recognizes that intubation and mechanical ventilation are indicated for a client in status asthmaticus when?

A client in severe respiratory distress is admitted to the medical unit at the hospital.  During the admission assessment of the client, the nurse should:

The client has an IV ordered of 1000mg Aminophylline in 1000cc D5W. The MD orders a bolus of 185 mg to be run over 45 minutes. At what rate should the pump be set?

The client has an IV ordered of 1000mg Aminophylline in 1000cc D5W. The MD orders a bolus of 185 mg to be run over 45 minutes. At what rate should the pump be set?

A 21-year-old client is having a sickle cell crisis for the first time in many years. He asks the nurse why the sickling causes such pain. The nurse explains that the pain of sickling is caused by?  

While assessing a client’s urinary system, the nurse cannot palpate either kidney. The most appropriate interpretation of this finding by the nurse is that it, 

The client has renal insufficiency. Which of the following test may be contraindicated? 

The client asks the nurse why her BP has increased since her kidneys have deteriorated.  The best response by the nurse is:

An Advair discus (fluticasone and salmeterol) dry powder inhaler is prescribed for a client diagnosed with mild persistent asthma. The client asks the nurse why she must use two different medications. The nurse explain that?

The community health nurse is presenting behavioral ways to prevent renal cancer.  The nurse identifies the most significant risk factor as: