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Several days after beginning dialysis therapy, a patient’s serum potassium level is 8.5 mEq/L. The patient is being cared for on the medical surgical floor. The patient’s nurse does not think immediate action is necessary, since the client is to have dialysis sometime today. How would you evaluate the nurse’s response?

When the nurse assesses dyspnea in a client with congestive heart failure, they know additional manifestations of fluid overload seen within the interstitial space includes which of the following?

The client presents to the unit with complaints of shortness of breath and dyspnea. A tentative diagnosis of respiratory acidosis r/t pneumonia is made. Which arterial lab values would support this diagnosis?

A nurse on the cardiac floor is caring for a patient pre-cardiac surgery. The patient says, “ya know, it just feels like my heart keeps skipping a beat. Is that normal?” Upon telemetry analysis, the nurse notes the following rhythm (Normal Sinus Rhythm with PVCs).  The RN should institute which of the following interventions? 

The nurse is caring for a 78 y/o female admitted with a diagnosis of dehydration. Which of the following is an unreliable indicator of fluid volume in an elderly individual?

The RN is assigned four clients during morning shift report. Which client does the RN anticipate as being the most likely to develop dehydration? 

Which medication reversibly inhibits GPIIb/IIIa?

Which of the following medications is classified as a most powerful diuretic? 

A patient suffers from arrythmia. Select medication(s) which may be used to treat the condition. Select all that apply.

Match each medication to its specific mechanism of action.