A patient is scheduled for a nephrectomy for renal cancer. What should the nurse recognize is the goal for this surgery?
A. Removal of the kidney
B. Decrease in tumor size
C. Removal of the organ
D. Bypass an obstruction
Answer: A
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A nurse cares for a client who presents with tachycardia and prostration related to biliary colic. Which actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
a. Contact the provider immediately. b. Lower the head of the bed. c. Decrease intravenous fluids. d. Ask the client to bear down. e. Administer prescribed opioids.
Which diuretic may be prescribed to counteract the potassium loss common with loop diuretics or thiazides?
a. Triamterene b. Chlorthalidone c. Ethacrynic acid d. Torsemide
Clinical manifestations of sodium excess (hypernatremia) include which signs or symptoms?
a. Hyperreflexia b. Abdominal cramps c. Cardiac dysrhythmias d. Dry, sticky mucous membranes
The loss of consciousness and all feeling or sensation is:
a. Anesthesiology b. General anesthesia c. Regional anesthesia d. Local anesthesia