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A client with acute kidney injury has a serum potassium level of 7.0 mEq/L. What is the nurse’s priority intervention? Select all that apply.

Of the following blood gas values, which set of results will the nurse expect to see in the client with acute renal failure?

The client is scheduled to receive a dose of epoetin alpha (Epogen). Which will you report to the health care provider before giving the medication?

When caring for a client with a history of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), what interventions will the nurse provide for this client? Select all that apply.

The nurse is admitting a 66-year old male client suspected of having a urinary tract infection (UTI). Which part of the client’s medical history supports this diagnosis?

Nurse’s Note:  DOB: 06/02/19XX   0645:  45-year-old male c/o nausea/vomiting and severe flank pain that radiates into his groin for the last 5 days.  Patient states pain is not constant but comes in waves like he is being stabbed with a knife. He states his dad had an attack like this last year and had to have surgery. He has been working outdoors in high heat and humidity the last week doing construction. Past medical history includes hyperparathyroidism, HTN, DM, obesity, Vitamin D deficiency.   Physical Assessment findings A&O X4, skin hot and dry with dry mucous membranes, patient sitting in chair holding his side with facial grimace and intermittent moaning. Tenting noted to skin. He is holding a kidney basin with 50 ml of green emesis.  Nurse’s Note:  0730:  Patient reports increased frequency with urination. V.S. 101.2, 95 bpm, 20 RR, 162/84, O2 saturation 98% on RA. Patient has voided 150 ml. of dark amber urine.  A urinalysis was ordered. The urinalysis confirmed the sample was positive for blood, nitrates and leucocyte esterase. The patient is admitted with a diagnosis of Renal Calculi, r/o Urinary tract infection.    0800  The patient has been admitted to your unit with the following Orders:   NPO  Place 20g IV  I&O  Activity as tolerated  IV 0.9 NS at 125 ml/hr  Urinalysis  Blood Chemistries   IV Morphine 2mg IV Q4hrs for pain  Non-contrast CT scan  Strain all urine  Sulfamethoxazole/Timethoprim 250mg IV q6 hours  Prioritize the following nursing interventions based on the physician orders. 

A client with severe back pain and hematuria is found to have hydronephrosis due to urolithiasis. The nurse anticipates which treatments will be done to relieve the obstruction?

Which of the following is an intrarenal cause of acute kidney injury?

Your client undergoes a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). In the recovery room he has a continuous bladder irrigation (CBI) of normal saline in progress. What is the purpose of CBI?

The nurse finds a container with the client’s urine specimen sitting on a counter in the bathroom. The client states that the specimen has been sitting in the bathroom for at least 2 hours. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?