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The nurse is caring for a spinal cord injury client in neurogenic shock. Several liters of IV fluids have been administered without improvement of the patient’s condition. Current vital signs assessed by the nurse include: B/P 60/40 mmHg, Pulse 132 beats/min, RR 28 breaths/min, and rectal temperature of 35.5°C. Which of the following provider orders should the nurse perform first?

The nurse is caring for a client having an episode of status epilepticus. Vital signs assessed by the nurse include blood pressure 160/100 mmHg, heart rate 145 beats/min, respiratory rate 36 breaths/min, SpO2 96% on 100% supplemental oxygen by non-rebreather mask. After establishing an IV line, which order by the healthcare provider should the nurse implement first?

The nurse is caring for a spinal cord injury client in neurogenic shock. Several liters of IV fluids have been administered without improvement of the patient’s condition. Current vital signs assessed by the nurse include: B/P 60/40 mmHg, Pulse 132 beats/min, RR 28 breaths/min, and rectal temperature of 35.5°C. Which of the following provider orders should the nurse perform first?

Which of the following nursing diagnoses and interventions has the highest priority while treating a client with Guillain-Barre syndrome?

The alert and oriented client with a closed head injury has a blood pressure 130/90 mm/Hg, pulse 64 beats/min, RR 18 breaths/min, and a Temp. of 38.8° C. To reduce the risk of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) on this client, which of the following is the priority nursing intervention?

The nurse is caring for a client with a left sided chest tube that is experiencing manifestations of a tension pneumothorax. The nurse knows that a client with a chest tube is at risk for tension pneumothorax if which of the following scenarios is present?

The client was diagnosed with a pneumothorax one day ago and accidentally  pulls out their chest tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?

The nurse knows that which of the following physiologic phenomenon occurs with clients in shock that necessitates special nutritional needs?

Which of the following nursing diagnoses and interventions has the highest priority while treating a client with Guillain-Barre syndrome?

The client is admitted with cardiogenic shock. The provider orders Dobutamine IV at 5mcq/kg/min. The admission weight is 264 pounds. The pharmacy sends up an IV bag of Dobutamine that has the following label (BELOW) What would you set the IV pump rate at?  ________ mL/hr