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DNA affects the traits of an organism by providing the instructions for synthesizing_________.

The genetic code uses _________ nucleotide(s) to specify one amino acid.

A nurse is caring for a client with a tracheostomy receiving mechanical ventilation. What action should the nurse perform when caring for the tracheostomy?  

A client with renal impairment needs a diuretic. The health care provider has prescribed a potassium-sparing diuretic. What nursing intervention would be most important for this client?  

An educator in the emergency room is teaching the emergency room nurses about hypertensive crisis. The nurse educator explains that hypertensive urgency differs from hypertensive emergency based on which statement?

A client with hypertension on antihypertensive medications has a nursing diagnosis of ineffective health maintenance due to nonadherence to the therapeutic regimen. When developing the plan of care, what informatin is imperative for the nurse to collect before developing a desired outcome for this client?     

A client is 1 day postoperative following a kidney transplantation from a living donor. The nurse’s most recent assessment finds the client is producing copious quantities of dilute urine. The most appropriate action is to do which of the following?  

A nurse is providing health education workshop to a group of adults focusing on prevention of renal carcinoma. The nurse should emphasize what action to reduce the participants’ renal carcinoma risks?  

A nurse is caring for client with hypertension being treated with hydrochlorothiazide. The client has no other comorbidities. The provider adds diltiazem hydrochloride to the client’s medication regimen. When planning care for the client, what is the goal for the client’s blood pressure?  

A licensed practical nurse (LPN) is caring for a client diagnosed with an acute kidney injury. The LPN reports to the registered nurse (RN), that the urine output is 1560 mL for the past 8 hours.  The LPN asks how a client with renal failure can have such a large urine output. The best response by the nurse is which of the following?