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Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse report to the charge nurse immediately?

The nurse is performing the AM physical assessment on an 88-year-old patient admitted with pneumonia. The nurse correctly performs the respiratory assessment by auscultating:

As CO2  rises, chemoreceptors send signals to the _____________________ to ____________________ventilation.   

The student nurse is presenting an educational project to his classmates on the upper airway.  The student nurse correctly identifies the functions of the respiratory region of the nose when he states which of the following: (select all that apply)

The nurse is caring for a 2-day post-op client who is 48 y/o. The client is complaining of dyspnea and a slight cough. Her V/S are temp 99.0, B/P 128/88, HR 102, RR 28, Pulse ox 88% on room air and the nurse notes that the client’s breaths are shallow. What nursing intervention will the nurse perform, first?  

The client has come into the clinic today with the following complaints: night sweats, loss of appetite, and coughing for the last 4 weeks. The nurse also noted a + PPD test.  The nurse assesses and finds the client has lost 32 lbs in the last 2 months. The vital signs are: T-101.3, Resp 18, HR 83, BP 133/78, pulse ox 94% on Room Air. What type of treatment will the physician prescribe?

What is maintenance sodium intake for a 2 week old former 26 week infant?

A term, AGA infant had severe hypoglycemia in the first 24 hours of life and is requiring a glucose infusion rate of 13 mg/kg/min with continued low glucose levels on DOL 5. The infant was previously eating normally in newborn nursery before developing hypotonia, apnea, and cyanosis, then a seizure. The septic workup was negative. What do you suspect the cause of the hypoglycemia is?

Which of the following statements about hypoglycemia is true?

A 23 week female is in a heated, humidified isolette with total fluids of 150 ml/kg/day on DOL 3. Her urine output was 7 ml/kg/hr overnight. Her sodium is 154 this morning. How will you treat her sodium level?