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The normal range for magnesium
What is 1.5-2.5 mEq/L
The client is having an anaphylaxis reaction to a new medication. What is the LPNs priority nursing action?
What is maintain a patent airway
A client is having an EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) to evaluate a peptic ulcer. The health care provider will test for the presence of what?
What is H. pylori
The nurse is caring for a client with fibromyalgia. The client states "I hurt all over". What assessment findings (2) would the nurse observe?
What are chronic pain and tender points
What action will the nurse take first if the patient has experienced a fracture with severe bleeding?
What is apply direct pressure to the wound to control bleeding
What is sodium's main function in the body?
What is controls and regulates fluid volume
What intervention would the LPN suggest to be included in the plan of care for the client diagnosed with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)?
What is avoidance of large groups of people or international travel
"Splinting the incision while coughing helps to...
What is protect the incision from dehiscence."
What would the nurse discourage for clients with fibromyalgia?
What is high impact workout regimens
What action is important when providing daily care for a patient with a plaster cast?
What is avoid getting the cast wet
A nurse would educate the client with hypomagnesemia to eat what food?
The nurse is educating an HIV-positive client on lab data. What lab will monitor the progression of HIV?
What is CD4 count
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer that has perforated. What clinical manifestation supports this diagnosis?
What is rigid, board-like abdomen
The client states "I need to find a new significant other as soon as possible.". What personality disorder would be consistent with this statement?
What is dependent personality disorder
The nurse is caring for a client in skeletal traction. What intervention from the plan of care is the priority?
What is assessing cap refill and peripheral pulses
Which IV fluids would the nurse administer to expand volume and maintain normal tonicity in the client?
What is Lactated Ringers
The nurse is reviewing labs of a client who has rheumatoid arthritis (RA). What 3 labs would confirm the RA?
What are elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, elevated Rheumatoid factor, and elevated WBCs.
The nurse is preparing a child diagnosed with acute appendicitis for surgery. What intervention may be used to assist to slow inflammation?
What is applying an ice pack to the abdomen
A nurse is performing an admission assessment of a client who has bulimia nervosa. What are 2 expected findings?
What are hypokalemia and slightly elevated body weight
The nurse is caring for a client with a right BKA (Below the Knee Amputation). The client has a history of diabetes. What clinical manifestations would the nurse be most concerned with?
What is separation of the wound edges
What are 3 concerns related to fluid balance when working with the older adult population?
What are diuretic use, potassium imbalances, and poor nutrition
Why do HIV patients take so many different medications for HAART drug therapy?
What is the medications attack the virus in different stages of cell replication, thus increasing the effectiveness of the regimen.
Long-term consumption of what medication may result in a patient developing a peptic ulcer?
What is ASA and NSAIDs
What are 3 risk factors for developing fibromyalgia?
What are age, family history, autoimmune disorders like lupus and RA.
What are the bone fracture stages of healing in chronological order?
What are hematoma formation, granulation tissue development, callus formation, bone remodeling, and complete healing.