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A client was admitted to the hospital for a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbation. The client is having trouble catching their breath while walking to the bathroom and are requiring increased supplemental oxygen for activity. The client also reports dizziness and lightheadedness when they stand up. It takes the client 15 minutes to return to their baseline breathing pattern after ambulating to the bathroom. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis/clinical problem for this client?

A client has provider orders for NPO (nothing by mouth) following abdominal surgery to repair a bowel obstruction and intravenous therapy. The client has a nasogastric tube inserted to low intermittent suction. Why does the client require intravenous therapy?

Based on your knowledge of developmental considerations, a nurse is especially watchful for a fluid volume deficit in which patient population due to having more ECF?

While reading the client’s chart, the nurse identifies the client is having hypoxia. What abnormal assessments would the nurse expect to find?

What is the most abundant electrolyte in the body?

A client is experiencing respiratory distress. Which nursing diagnosis/clinical problem would be appropriate?

A nurse is caring for a client in a skilled nursing facility who has had three urinary tract infections in the past year related to immobility. Which finding would the nurse expect in this client?

Referring to the picture in question 19: The nurse notices the client is blowing or exhaling into the device. What is the correct response from the nurse?

A nurse is caring for a young client who is dying of cancer. What intervention should the nurse take when helping dying clients cope?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with end-stage liver cancer. Which response by the client is an indication the client is in the denial phase of the grief process?