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A client has received new prescription for levodopa-carbidopa to treat Parkinson’s disease.  The nurse should assess the client for which of the following findings to evaluate the effectiveness of this medicine?

A nurse is caring for a client who had a right total knee arthroplasty 1 day ago and is receiving hydromorphone by patient controlled analgesia (PCA) pump for pain control. The client reports increased itching. Which priority action should the nurse take?

Tests Results References Electrolyte Panel     Sodium (NA+) mEq/L 148 135-145 Potassium (K+) mEq/L 2.9 3.5-5.0 Chloride (Cl) mEq/L 100 97-107   The nurse receives the following electrolyte panel report on the assigned client who was admitted with hypertension.  The nurse reviews medications that are due at 0800 am include:  furosemide 20 mg PO daily, famotidine 20 mg PO daily, and acetaminophen 325 mg PO PRN daily for a headache.   What is the appropriate action by the nurse for administering the medications? 

The client expresses anxiety before an upcoming diagnostic procedure for cancer. Which should the nurse implement first to assist the client?

A new mother is concerned about sudden infant death syndrome. What education would be appropriate for the nurse to provide to the mother regarding prevention of this syndrome?

As a result of a patient’s cancer treatments, the family is experiencing economic difficulty and demonstrating signs of crisis. As part of crisis intervention, a nurse:

The nurse anticipates that the client with hyperphosphatemia secondary to renal failure will require:

A nursei is caring for a client with the following arterial blood gas results: PH 7.52, PaCO2 28, HCO3-  24, PaO2  88. What intervention will the nurse plan to implement?

The nurse is creating a plan of care for a client with a goiter. The priority nursing diagnosis for the client with a goiter is:

A nurse notes that a newborn has a pink trunk, bluish hands and feet, and flexed extremeties with active motion 5 minutes after delivery. He has a good cry, a heart rate of 130/min, and vigorously cries in response to suctioning. The nurse should document which apgar score?