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The nurse is conducting a medication assessment for a preoperative patient. Which action by the nurse is appropriate for the patient who is prescribed insulin?

In providing preoperative teaching to a patient with a smoking history, which information does the nurse include in the teaching plan to encourage the patient not to smoke before surgery?

The nurse working in the emergency department (ED) admits a patient with renal failure and a serum potassium level of 8.0 mEq/L. All these orders are received from the health care provider. Which order will the nurse implement first?

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations in the patient diagnosed with malignant hyperthermia? Select all that apply.

A patient is taking hydrochlorothiazide, a potassium-wasting diuretic, for treatment of hypertension. The nurse will teach the patient to report symptoms of adverse effects such as

Parents of a child with lice infestation should be instructed carefully in the use of antilice products because of which potential side effect?

A nurse is planning care for a client to prevent postoperative atelectasis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply.

Order reads: LR  250  mls to infuse over 3 hours.   Drop factor of tubing  is 15 gtts/ml.  The nurse will infuse how many gtts/min?

The nurse assesses a pregnant patient with eclampsia who is receiving IV magnesium sulfate and obtains all the following information. Which of these assessment data is most important to report to the health care provider immediately?

The nurse is providing care to patient with the following laboratory values: pH 7.31; PaCO2 48 mm Hg; and HCO3 24 mEq/L. The nurse correlates these values to which acid–base disorder?