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What combination of findings would the team use to determine severe preeclampsia?  SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

The nurse is analyzing a patient’s blood gases. What pH result would indicate acidosis? Write out your answer. _______

A firefighter is badly burned and is admitted to the burn unit. Which of the following would be expected in the first 24 hours?

A patient who sustained an electrical burn is admitted to the medical-surgical unit. The nurse is careful to monitor this patient for which complication?

A patient is seen in the emergency room with a diagnosis of renal calculus (urolithiasis) causing obstruction of the left ureter. What clinical manifestation would the nurse expect to observe?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a deep burn injury to both legs. The nurse knows that the patient with burn injuries are at risk for acute kidney injury secondary to:

A nurse identifies a patient as a sepsis risk and initiates the sepsis bundle. Which assessment data is most conclusive of sepsis?

The nurse knows that the pathophysiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) will increase the fluid in the lungs. When fluid is present in the alveoli:

When admitting a patient to the chemical dependency unit, the nurse identifies which of the following as a potential risk factor/contributing factor to the patient’s chemical dependency?

A patient is admitted to the coronary care unit with a diagnosis of left-sided heart failure. When listening to the lung sounds, the nurse hears crackles bilaterally. The nurse anticipates this because left ventricular failure leads to: