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The nurse is planning the care for a client with acute kidney injury (AKI). What should the nurse prioritize in the client’s plan of care? Select all that apply.

While reviewing the following diagnostic findings on a group of clients with joint complaints, which finding would be a priority for further investigation and possible medical intervention?

The nurse is caring for a client in intensive care receiving mechanical ventilation and intravenous insulin infusion. The nurse notes sudden onset hypotension, tachycardia, and jugular vein distension. What should the nurse do first?

The nurse is assessing a female neonate on the neonate’s first clinic appointment after leaving the hospital. Which manifestations leads the nurse to suspect the neonate has developed a urinary tract infection? Select all that apply.

Upon admission to the ICU, a client with a history of cor pulmonale will likely be exhibiting which clinical manifestations of right-sided heart failure? Select all that apply.

A 29 year-old female has been admitted to the emergency department following a suicide attempt by overdose of acetaminophen. What physiologic changes in the client’s liver and accompanying altered diagnostic results does the nurse anticipate?

A nurse is performing client education with an adult recently diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. Which statement by the client would the nurse most likely want to correct or clarify?

Which clinical manifestations would lead the nurse to suspect that a client with renal failure is developing uremia? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client with small cell lung cancer who has developed a syndrome associated with hyperglycemia, hypokalemia, and sodium and water retention. The client asks the nurse why this occurring. How should the nurse respond?

A client with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) glomerulonephritis is experiencing a worsening of the disease and has progressed to the higher classes resulting in renal involvement. Which medication(s) will likely be prescribed by the health care provider to treat the deterioration of the renal function? Select all that apply.