A nurse is working with a client who is in postoperative day…

A nurse is working with a client who is in postoperative day 2 following a total knee replacement. The client has briefly mobilized using a wheeled walker and with the assistance of the physical therapist. However, the client is reluctant to progress further with mobilization for fear of injuring herself. In response to this, the nurse has liaised with the physical therapist to create a plan of care that creates specific goals for the client’s mobility. In doing so, this nurse has exemplified what role?

A client is admitted with symptoms of psychosis. The nurse h…

A client is admitted with symptoms of psychosis. The nurse hurries to the client’s room on hearing the client calling for help. The nurse finds the client lying on the ground. The nurse assists the client back to the bed and performs a thorough assessment. The nurse informs the physician and completes the incident report. Which statement should the nurse document in the incident report?

You are titrating an acid into a base to determine the conce…

You are titrating an acid into a base to determine the concentration of the base. The endpoint of the neutralization is reached but the stopcock on the buret sticks slightly and allows a few more drops of acid to fall into the solution. How will this affect your calculations for the concentration of the base?

A 26-year-old male presents to the ED with complaints of sho…

A 26-year-old male presents to the ED with complaints of shortness of breath and right-sided chest pain that began after a 2-mile run. The symptoms have been persistent for the past 3 hours. Pain is increased with inspiration. He denies any constitutional symptoms of fever, cough, chills, or sick contacts. He is an avid runner on a daily basis, but does smoke ½-pack of cigarettes per day. On physical exam he is tachypneic, with respiratory rate 30, 94% saturation on room air. Breath sounds are decreased in the left lung fields, and there is hyperresonance to percussion. The AG-ACNP obtains the following chest x-ray: CXR1.jpg What is the diagnosis?

A patient is in the postanesthesia care unit immediately pos…

A patient is in the postanesthesia care unit immediately postop from a total hip replacement. The nurse calls saying the patient is progressively more somnolent but still arousable and has received a dose of fentanyl for severe pain. The AG-ACNP obtains the following ABG: pH 7.30, PaCO2 56, PaO2 68; HCO3 24; Sat 92%; BE 1. The next step the AG-ACNP order is: