A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the healthcare facility with narcotic overdose
The client has shallow respirations, tremors, headache, weakness, altered sensorium, and
fruity-smelling breath.
According to the arterial blood gas evaluation, the client's pH is
decreased and PCO2 is increased. Which acid–base imbalance has occurred?
A) Respiratory acidosis
B) Respiratory alkalosis
C) Metabolic acidosis
D) Metabolic alkalosis
A
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When the fever "breaks," the temperature returns to an acceptable range and the patient becomes:
a. febrile. b. afebrile. c. fever of unknown origin (FUO). d. pyrexic.
Ms. Jimenez is a 27-year-old first-time mother who developed mastitis in the weeks following the birth of her infant
She was prescribed antibiotics and has informed the nurse that her symptoms of breast pain, redness, and swelling ceased 2 days after she began antibiotic therapy. As a result, Ms. Jimenez stopped taking her antibiotics and did not complete the ordered course. What nursing diagnoses should the nurse identify when planning health education for Ms. Jimenez? Select all that apply. A) Deficient knowledge B) Ineffective therapeutic regimen management C) Ineffective coping D) Health-seeking behaviors E) Impaired adjustment
Which scenario best depicts a behavioral crisis? A patient is:
a. waving fists, cursing, and shouting threats at a nurse. b. curled up in a corner of the bathroom, wrapped in a towel. c. crying hysterically after receiving a phone call from a family member. d. performing push-ups in the middle of the hall, forcing others to walk around.
Ménière's 'disease presents with the following triad of symptoms:
A. Vertigo, nystagmus, hearing loss B. Vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss C. Vertigo, syncope, hearing loss D. None of the above