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A client with chronic kidney disease, sepsis pneumonia, and lactic acidosis has a serum potassium of 6.9 mEq/L. They receive hemodialysis every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday but missed their last two sessions due to illness. Their ECG shows peaked T waves, a widened QRS, and an irregular rhythm. Which orders would the nurse anticipate to treat the hyperkalemia and cardiac irritability? Select all that apply.

A client with rapidly progressing Guillain-Barré syndrome. Which assessment is the nurse’s priority?

The nurse is caring for a client whose laboratory results show elevated AST and ALT, elevated bilirubin, and a positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test. Which interpretation by the nurse is most accurate?

A client with acute kidney injury has urine output of 200 mL/day, elevated potassium and phosphorus, and metabolic acidosis. Which phase of AKI is the client most likely in?

The nurse is caring for a client with a suspected large bowel obstruction. Which finding is most consistent with a large bowel obstruction?

Debbie, a 50-year-old female, presents to the emergency department with exophthalmos, a heart rate in the 140 to 150s, and significant weight loss. Which diagnosis is most consistent with her symptoms?

Which statement made by a patient indicates the need for further teaching when discussing vaccines?

You are taking care of a patient who is taking warfarin for a pulmonary embolism. Their INR has just resulted and is >10 (HIGH). What medication do you anticipate will be ordered?

An inventory analyst at a major retailer is investigating the drivers of Shrinkage (inventory loss due to theft/damage Y). They run a bivariate regression against Store Security Expenditure (X) across 1,500 store locations. The regression output indicates a slope coefficient 

What is a major advantage of medication for opioid use disorder with the use of buprenorphine and methadone?