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A client with primary hypertension comes to an outclient clinic complaining of a gradual onset of blurry vision and decreased visual acuity over the past several weeks. vital signs are Temperature: 99.1°Farenheit, Pulse: 98 beats/min, Respirations: 18, Blood pressure: 152/89, O2 Saturation: 98% . The nurse responds with which statement?  

A nurse is caring for a client who received a kidney transplant 4 days ago. During interdisciplinary rounds, it is most important for the nurse to report which assessment finding?  

The nurse is developing a care plan for a client being treated for hypertension. What is a measurable client outcome that the nurse should include?  

The home health nurse is caring for a client with a comorbidity of hypertension. What assessment finding would require immediate intervention?    

A client presents with severe muscle pain and reports taking atorvastatin.  The nurse understands the priority for this client is to take which action?    

A nurse working on a telemetry unit is caring for a client with acute kidney injury due to administration of a nephrotoxic medication. The client’s labs BUN: 67 mg/dL, Creatinine: 2.9 mg/dL, Na: 140 mEq/L Cl: 109 mmol/L K: 7.0 mEq/L PO4: 2.7 mg/dL Mg: 2.1 mg/dL. The client’s output of the last 4 hours has been: 110 mL.  On telemetry the client is presenting in the rhythm below. What is the nurses’s priority action?

Describe at least one potential short-term and  at least two long-term performance effects of an eating disorder.

The nurse is caring for a client immediately after a diagnostic cardiac catheterization due to a diagnosis of coronary artery disease. The most recent laboratory results are BUN 30mg/dL Creatinine 1.7.mg/dL. Which of the following would the nurse include in the plan of care?    

The care team is considering the use of dialysis in a client whose renal function is progressively declining. Renal replacement therapy is indicated in which of the following situations?  

Absorption of which of the following nutrients decreases in older age? Select all that apply.