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Which factor increases the risk of metabolic acidosis in an older adult?

Which arterial blood gas value is abnormal?

A female patient requires an indwelling catheter. The patient should be placed in which body position?

The ABG results of a client with COPD show: pH 7.36, PaCO2 55 mm Hg, HCO3 32 mEq/L. What is the correct interpretation of these results?

Which reason is appropriate for use of an enema? Select all that apply.

A client with renal failure has ABG results of: pH 7.35, PaCO2 40 mm Hg, HCO3 20 mEq/L. What is the correct interpretation?

The nurse instructs an outpatient female patient preparing for an abdominal ultrasonography that prior to the procedure, she should:  

A patient asks why the blood glucose meter directions state to wipe away the first drop of blood. The most informative response by the nurse would be:

The nurse is caring for a patient with dysphagia and is feeding her a pureed chicken diet. Suddenly the patient begins to choke, What is the priority nursing intervention?

An older adult male patient needs to have a condom catheter applied. An appropriate technique is to: