A nurse is documenting the electrolyte report of a client on diuretic therapy for
congestive heart failure. The report is as follows: sodium, 142 mEq/L; potassium, 2.5
mEq/L; calcium, 5 mEq/L; and chloride, 98 mEq/L.
Which electrolyte disturbance
should the nurse report to the physician?
A) Hyponatremia
B) Hypochloremia
C) Hypokalemia
D) Hypocalcemia
C
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The nurse is assessing the hydration status of the patient. The nurse demonstrates knowledge of proper assessment techniques by: (Select all that apply.)
a. monitoring the patient's daily weight. b. assessing the patient's skin turgor on the back of the hand. c. checking the patient's blood glucose level 4 times a day. d. assessing for skin tenting on the patient's forehead. e. asking the patient if he is experiencing thirst.
A patient scheduled for knee surgery tells the nurse, "I know I won't feel as much pain with this knee surgery as I did with the other one when I was 20 years younger." What should the nurse respond to this patient?
1. "There might be more pain, because the pain response can get worse with aging." 2. "You are most likely correct." 3. "It should not be quite as bad with the newer technology." 4. "Pain responses diminish with age."
Striving to know the self and to actualize authentic relationships between the nurse and the one nursed is defined as
A. Empirical knowing. B. Personal knowing. C. Ethical knowing. D. Aesthetic knowing.
The disorder called Legg–Calvé–Perthes is more likely to be seen in which ethnic group of people?
A) Asian girls B) African American boys C) White boys D) Hispanic girls