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The following questions pertain to the client who is newly admitted in the ICU with diabetic ketoacidosis.FILL IN THE BLANKS   Once the client’s glucose levels have been reduced to 200 mg/dL. The nurse would anticipate a changing the continuous IV of 0.9% Normal Saline to ___________ IV solution. _______ The nurse understands the most important reason for this change is to prevent ______ from occuring. _______

Hold up your scrap paper at the end of the exam to the camera, and rip it up in front of the cameral. 

The nurse is caring for a client who is being discharged after an episode of Guillain-Barre (GB). Which of the following providers should the nurse make sure is contacted to assist the client in recovery from this disease?

The nurse is caring for a client receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The nurse understands that  which of the following manifestations is associated with complications from TPN?  

The nurse is caring for a client who was just admitted to the ICU with an acute stroke. The client has a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 10 and is in high-fowler’s position with a non-rebreather mask connected to 100% oxygen. Which of the following nursing interventions is a priority in the client’s plan of care?

The nurse is caring for a client who is being discharged after an episode of Guillain-Barre (GB). Which of the following providers should the nurse make sure is contacted to assist the client in recovery from this disease?

The nurse is caring for a client with burns to the hands and feet. The nurse plans care to include which of the following?

A client is admitted to the cardiac care unit with cardiogenic shock. The nurse assesses the client to be diaphoretic and tachypneic, with bilateral crackles throughout both lung fields. Following insertion of a pulmonary artery catheter, which hemodynamic values will the nurse most likely find?

The new medical-surgical floor nurse is rounding and finds the client in bed, sitting in high Fowler’s position. The client is using accessory muscles, is very anxious and has a feeling of impending doom. The client’s vital signs are: BP 90/50 mm/Hg, apical rate of 110 beats per minute, and RR of 36 shallow and labored. Which of the following should the nurse perform next?

The client is admitted to the ICU with acute respiratory failure and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The following labs and blood gas (ABG) are obtained: ABG: pH 7.32, PaCO2 mmHg, HCO3 12 mEq/L, PaO2 58 mmHg, O2 Saturation 88% Hgb 10.4, HCT 32%, WBC 5.2 Bil/L, Platelets 150,000, lactate 1.2 mmol/L, Glucose 389 mg/dL, Creatinine 1.2 mg/dL The nurse interprets this ABG reading as ______________ _______ The nurse knows the cause of this ABG abnormality is a result of the client’s  _______ level.