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A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving IV fluid therapy. His blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is 32 mg/dL, creatinine 1.6 mg/dL, and hematocrit 54%. Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate?

The nurse cares for a 60-year-old client diagnosed with chronic bronchitis.  While obtaining a health history on the client, what does the nurse anticipate the client will report?  Select all that apply.

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with primary hypertension for ten years.  The client is most at risk to develop which complication?

Which is the best description of foam cell development in the progression of atherosclerosis?

What is the most likely cause of the client’s clinical manifestations?

A client has arterial blood gas (ABG) values:  pH 7.31, pCO2 30 mm Hg, HCO3 18 mEq/L.  What is the correct ABG interpretation?

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with unstable angina.  Which statement will the nurse expect the client to make?

The nurse provides education on acid-base imbalances.  What will the nurse include in the teaching as a most likely cause for respiratory alkalosis?

Which buffering system takes the most time to respond, but provides long-term acid-base balance?

The nurse knows that which clinical finding is a life-threatening complication associated with severe hyponatremia?