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The client was found to have very high cholesterol levels.  The nurse develops a teaching plan for primary prevention. That plan encourages the client to reduce her intake of:

A client has just been admitted with an electrolyte imbalance and a diagnosisof congestive heart failure (CHF). He also suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and is talking to himself, cowering in this room and getting out of bed and urinating on the floor.  The nurse can handle the voiding problem best by:

A fifty-year-old client is admitted for a diagnosis of dissecting abdominal aortic aneurysm. Which assessment data would the nurse recognized to support the diagnosis?

Family members of a client on a mechanical ventilator are visibly anxious and upset about the client’s condition.  A nurse would plan to do which of the following to provide the best support to the family:

A 60-year-old client has a hematocrit of 55%.  For which of the following cardiovascular complications is he at greatest risk?  

Which of these clients in the neurologic ICU will be best to assign to an RN who has floated from the medical unit?

Which of the following is the most effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)?

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A home health nurse is performing an initial assessment for an elderly client recently diagnosed with severe renal disease. The client has had difficulty staying compliant with her prescribed diet.  The best action by the nurse is to:

Interpret the following arterial blood gas: pH: 7.36, pCO2: 35, pO2: 85 HCO3: 26