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Which body system does the nurse assess primarily by inspection?

A nurse records the following at 1800: patient states that the abdominal pain is worse now than last night – Betty Smith, RN. The nurse is using which type of charting?

Which body system does the nurse assess primarily by inspection?

A nurse is assigned to take care of a 56-year-old patient with COPD. The patient does not tolerate a supine position for sleeping. In what position should the nurse place the patient?

A health care provider ordered a 24-hour urine specimen to test the renal function of a patient admitted with acute renal failure. The nurse knows that the 24-hour collection period will begin:

A 7-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital with a high fever. The nurse caring for the child knows that the child has increased insensible water loss resulting from the fever and should receive additional water to prevent hypernatremia. Insensible water loss occurs through which organ?

A patient has been admitted to the postsurgical nursing unit after surgery. The health care provider has ordered the patient to have an IV of 0.9% sodium chloride. The nurse who is caring for the patient recognizes this as what type of solution?

A 45-year-old mother of two children has cirrhosis of the liver and is on a waiting list for a liver transplant. She had to meet a certain criteria to be able to receive a liver. She understands that she is next on the list for a donor liver that matches. The patient knows that she will not be able to accept the next liver ahead of the person in front of her because it would not be fair to the other patient. Distribution of this resource describes which of the following:

A 20-year-old female college student who suffers from frequent UTIs visits the student health clinic. The student asks how to decrease the frequency of UTIs. What is the nurse’s most appropriate response?

A 45-year-old mother of two children has cirrhosis of the liver and is on a waiting list for a liver transplant. She had to meet a certain criteria to be able to receive a liver. She understands that she is next on the list for a donor liver that matches. The patient knows that she will not be able to accept the next liver ahead of the person in front of her because it would not be fair to the other patient. Distribution of this resource describes which of the following: