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Q75.  What is the primary consideration for a nurse when tapering glucocorticoids in a client with exogenous Cushing’s syndrome?

Q63.  The nurse is administering both crystalloid and colloid intravenous fluids as part of fluid resuscitation in a patient admitted in severe sepsis. What findings assessed by the nurse indicate an appropriate response to therapy?

Q69.  What are the nursing priorities for the management of acute pancreatitis? (Select all that apply.)

Q67.  A patient with septic shock becomes confused and restless. What is the nurse’s priority action?

Q79.  In patients with extensive burns, what process is responsible for edema occurring in both burned and unburned areas?

The nurse is assisting a client with ambulation. The client says “I felt a pop on my incision. The nurse assesses the wound.  Dehiscence and evisceration of an abdominal incision has occurred. Which nursing intervention is appropriate next?

Which of the following laboratory results requires the nurse to notify the surgeon?

The nurse is preparing to administer 1,000 mL of normal saline over 8 hours using an IV pump. At what rate should the nurse program the pump?

Two hours after returning, Maria reports a severe headache that worsens when sitting upright after receiving spinal anesthesia. The nurse identifies this finding as which potential side effect of spinal anesthesia?

While admitting a client to ambulatory surgery, the nurse notes an elevated blood pressure, rapid pulse and respiratory rates, diaphoresis, and dilated pupils. The nurse attempts to reinforce the client’s preoperative teaching for today’s surgery but the client cannot restate any information. Which is the most appropriate nursing action?