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 A client has a chest-tube attached to a water-seal drainage system and the nurse note that the fluid in the in the water-seal column has stopped fluctuating. The nurse should determine that:

A patient diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) develops an oral Candida infection.  When teaching the patient, it is most important that the nurse include which of the following instructions?               

 After providing care to the client on airborne precautions, the nurse removes their Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).  Which statement is correct about Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) removal.

The nurse is conducting a pre surgical interview for a client with laryngeal cancer.  The client states that he drinks approximately four (4) shots of vodka per day. That  information makes the nurse aware that it is imperative that the surgical team be informed so the patient can be observed for which of the related post-op complications?              

 You are evaluating and assessing a patient/client with COPD:emphysema. The client/patient receiving oxygen at a flow rate of 6L/min by nasal cannula.  Which of the following assessment findings is your immediate priority?    

After the first injection of an immunotherapy program for allergies, the nurse notices a large red wheal on the client’s arm, coughing and expiratory  wheezing.  Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

 A patient has a chest-tube inserted because of  a pneumothorax. One hour after the client’s chest-tube is inserted, repeat arterial blood gases (ABGs) are done and the results are: pH:                           7.35 PaCO2                       51 mmHg HCO3                         29 mEq/L PaO2                           85 mmHg These results are compared to the ABG drawn earlier: pH:                             7.33 PaCO2                        55 mmHg HCO3                          22mEq/L PaO2                            78 mmHg What would a comparison of the two ABGs indicate to the nurse about the client’s condition?

A medicated IVPB of 50 mL is ordered to be infused over 20 minutes. What flow rate will the nurse set on the EID in mL per hr?

Which intervention is appropriate when examining a male infant for cryptorchidism?

The nurse reviewing a urinalysis (UA) results for a client notes that there is 3+ protein in the urine. The nurse correctly interprets this as: