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The client is suspected of having renal insufficiency.  When the nurse reviews the labs, which of the following would be the most specific indicator of this problem?

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:

During a hospital admission history, the nurse suspects gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD) when the client says:

The nurse is administering oxybutinin (Ditropan) to a client with urge incontinence.  The nurse understands that anticholinergic effects of this medication can include (Select all that apply)

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,