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The nurse is entering the room of chemotherapy patient on neutropenic precautions. The nurse recognizes that the staff, family, and patient need more teaching about neutropenic precautions when she observes the following items or practices. (Select all that apply)   

A nurse is administering a diuretic to a patient and teaching the patient about foods to increase. Which food choices by the patient will best indicate successful teaching?

The nurse working in the emergency department (ED) admits a patient with renal failure and a serum potassium level of 8.0 mEq/L.  Listed below are the orders that were received from the physician. Which order will the nurse implement first?  

The nurse has inserted a woman’s urinary catheter, but obtained no urine flowback. Closer examination reveals that the catheter is in the woman’s vagina and not in her urinary meatus. What should the nurse do?

A 70 year old patient has been admitted to the hospital after attempting to run half a marathon. Which of the following would be expected findings for fluid volume deficit? Select all that apply.

A nurse in a clinic is planning care for a 50 year old female patient that has stress incontinence. What goal would be realistic to establish with this patient?

The acid dissociation constant, Ka, of boric acid (H3BO3) is 5.8 × 10-10. What is the pH of a 1.2 M solution of boric acid?

Which of this is the correct expression for the base protonation constant, Kb, for the reaction of dimethylamine (C5H13N), a weak base, with water?

What is the correct solubility product constant expression for silver carbonate (Ag2CO3)?

What is the pH of a 4.2 × 10-3 M solution of LiOH?