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During a self-esteem assessment of a young woman undergoing a complicated divorce, a nurse states: “Tell me something about the moral–ethical principles that govern your life.” What aspect of self-esteem is the nurse assessing?

Which of the following arterial blood gases (ABGs) would the nurse expect to see when a client has apnea?

A patient has an abrupt onset of a cluster of global changes in attention, cognition, and level of consciousness. What would be the most appropriate nursing diagnosis?

The nurse has administered 3% saline to a patient with hyponatremia. Which one of these assessment data will require the most rapid response by the nurse?

During a self-esteem assessment of a young woman undergoing a complicated divorce, a nurse states: “Tell me something about the moral–ethical principles that govern your life.” What aspect of self-esteem is the nurse assessing?

What assessment finding would be consistent with fluid volume excess?  Select all that apply.

A patient has an abrupt onset of a cluster of global changes in attention, cognition, and level of consciousness. What would be the most appropriate nursing diagnosis?

When caring for a client with pneumonia, the nurse should be most concerned with what assessment?

A nurse is caring for a client in respiratory failure.  What finding would be expected in the ABG report?

A nurse auscultates low pitched, coarse, gurgling (rhonchi) in the lower lobes of the lungs.  What is a nursing intervention to correct this abnormal finding?