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26 Year old patient walks into Emergency room complaining about headache and dizziness. He complains about increased Urine frequency. (frequent micturition) Urine analysis indicates very low urine specific gravity. (extremely diluted Urine) Physician suspects ADH insufficiency. Which of the graph below represents best about patient’s current body fluid distribution? (Graph with black line indicates normal distribution, Graph with Orange line indicates changes due to condition)

All except which of the following are characteristics of thanatophoric dysplasia?

When administering decongestants, the nurse must remember that decongestants are contraindicated for clients with

The nurse is providing instructions to a client prescribed phenazopyridine (Pyridium). What teaching is essential for the nurse to include?   

The nurse is educating a postoperative client on how to use an incentive spirometer.  Which of the following is an accurate step that should be included in the teaching plan?

Which of the following clients would be at risk for constipation? The client who SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

During a dressing change, the nurse notes evisceration of the wound. What is the nurse’s initial action?

The client tells the nurse that he has difficulty hearing related to working in a loud factory setting for 15 years. What is the term for his current condition?

The nurse is caring for a client who has an indwelling urinary catheter. The healthcare provider orders a urine culture. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

The nurse is caring for a client with strep throat who reports a penicillin allergy.  Orders are received for penicillin (Ampicillin) 500 mg intravenously every 8 hours. Which action by the nurse is best?