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The lab notifies the nurse that a patient with chronic kidney disease has a serum potassium level of 6.4 mEq/L. Which action should the nurse take?

A patient’s HIV antigen/antibody laboratory test comes back negative after an exposure to body fluids. Directions: For each nursing intervention below, choose either indicated (appropriate or necessary), contraindicated ( could be harmful), or non-essential (makes no difference or not necessary).

A patient has been taking prednisone for many years for rheumatoid arthritis is admitted to the hospital for a total hip replacement. Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate related to the use of this medication?

What patient finding indicates that lactulose (Cephulac) is effective for the patient with hepatic encephalopathy?

A patient newly diagnosed with chronic kidney disease has a history of Type 1 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. The patient is being managed with insulin, amlodipine (Norvasc), and erythropoietin injections biweekly. The nurse determines that education is successful when the patient makes which of the following statements? (Select all that apply).

Which factor may cause an exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) if the condition is in remission?

A client with end stage kidney disease has an arteriovenous fistula on the left arm and two IV sites on the right arm. The patient was admitted with community acquired pneumonia and is receiving hemodialysis on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Below are the orders currently in place for this hospitalization. The patient has the following IV Fluid and medications orders: 0.9 NS at 20 ml/hr continuously right upper arm (even when the IVPB’s are infusing) 0.9 NS at 10 ml/hr continuously right lower arm (even when the IVPB’s are infusing) ceftriaxone (Rocephin) a 500 mg in 100 ml D5W IVPB every 8 hours, scheduled at 0600, 1400, and 2200 azithromycin (Zithromax) 500 mg in 250 ml NS IVPB daily is scheduled at 0900 pantoprazole (Protonix) 80 mg IVPB in 50 ml NS every 12 hours, scheduled at 0900, 2100 The patient has the following oral intake: 8 fl oz coffee; 4 fl oz apple juice juice; 250 ml soup; and 3 glasses of water (each glass = 180 ml each) Calculate the total fluid intake in milliliter for the past 8 hours from 0700 to 1500. Answer: [BLANK-1] mL total fluid intake for the past 8 hours from 0700 to 1500.

The nurse determines additional instruction is needed when a patient with scleroderma makes which of the following statements?

What patient problem should the nurse plan for when a patient with AIDS is infected with the Cryptosporidium parasite?

In evaluating laboratory tests for a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), what result can the nurse anticipate?