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A client is scheduled for a CT scan with contrast medium. The physician wants to confirm adequate kidney function before the procedure. The nurse knows that he would order which test to best assess kidney function:

A nurse is inserting a nasogastric tube on a client in the ER. During the procedure, the client begins to gasp and turns cyanotic. What should the nurse do first?   

______Computed Tomography  

The nurse answers a client’s bathroom emergency call light. In the bathroom, the nurse discovers pinkish-gray organs protruding from the bottom of an abdominal dressing. Which actions does the nurse take FIRST?   

A physician obtains a written consent from a client who has to undergo multiple surgical procedures. As a rule, the written consent must confirm that the client understands the tests/procedures and will undergo them voluntarily. What else is necessary to make the client’s written consent valid?

Which of the following statements about sterile technique is INCORRECT?   

The nurse is assessing a newly admitted client. The client is SOB, fatigued, lethargic, and has crackles bilaterally. Physician orders include oxygen, low- sodium diet, daily weighs, and BNP (B-type natriuretic peptide) test which is elevated. Which diagnosis does the nurse suspect?   

A client is being prepared for a lumbar puncture test. What position should the nurse place the client in?

______ Electrocardiography  

With surgical handwashing, the nurse should: