A patient diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury is demonstrating signs of cerebral salt wasting. Which interventions would the nurse include in this patient's plan of care?
1. Restrict fluids.
2. Restrict sodium.
3. Monitor intravenous normal saline administration.
4. Provide potassium chloride intravenous replacements.
Answer: 3
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A nurse's assessment reveals that a client with COPD may be experiencing bronchospasm. What assessment finding would suggest that the patient is experiencing bronchospasm?
A) Fine or coarse crackles on auscultation B) Wheezes or diminished breath sounds on auscultation C) Reduced respiratory rate or lethargy D) Slow, deliberate respirations
Hormones are chemicals that regulate, integrate, and coordinate body systems and functions. The nurse educator asks a nursing student what the function of the hypothalamus is in the endocrine system
Which explanation by the student nurse provides the best description? A) The hypothalamus secretes hormones that are transported to target tissues through the circulatory system and directly into the blood stream. B) The hypothalamus secretes many hormones, which in turn control the release of hormones by the pituitary gland. C) The hypothalamus regulates the amount of calcium and phosphorus in the blood. D) The hypothalamus secretes hormones that mimic the action of the sympathetic nervous system.
According to Erikson's developmental theory, what would be a primary concern of a 68-year-old woman?
a. Developmental life events, such as loss of employment position b. Multiple changes as her children have children c. The meaning of her life and accepting the inevitability of death d. The possibility of increased housing costs as property taxes keep going up