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Water is poured into a cylindrical container uintil it is one third full.  The diameter measures to be 6 and the height of the container is 18.  What is the volume of the water?  

What nursing intervention would be the priority for a 2 year-old client admitted with severe gastroenteritis, and who is having up to 7-10 watery stools per day?

The client with an admission diagnosis of colon cancer has had a transverse colon resection with colostomy placement.  Which of the following findings during the assessment on post-op day 4 would be concerning to the nurse?

The client on an intensified insulin regimen consistently has a fasting blood glucose level between 70 and 80 mg/dL, a postprandial blood glucose level below 200 mg/dL, and a hemoglobin A1c level of 5.5%. Which is the nurse’s interpretation of these findings?

A nurse who cares for pregnant women should be aware that in regards to medications, herbals, injections, and over-the-counter- medications:

The home care nurse finds a client who has diabetes awake and alert, but shaky, diaphoretic, and weak.  The nurse gives the client ½ cup of orange juice.  The client’s clinical manifestations have not changed 5 minutes later.  Which is the nurse’s best next action after rechecking the blood glucose and the results are up to 60?

The nurse is planning how to prepare a 4 year old child for some diagnostic procedures. Guidelines for preparing this preschooler should include which of the following?

You are caring for an infant seen for a well-baby check, weighing 44 lbs.  How many kilograms does this child weigh?  

Which statement made by the nurse to the client with a diagnosis of diverticular disease is accurate?

A nurse is caring for a client in acute renal failure. The client has a serum creatinine level of 2.5 mg/dL, a serum potassium of 6 mml/L, and urine output that indicates the patient is in the oliguric phase of renal failure. The nurse understands that this means the urine output will be within what range?