The nursing care for a patient with hyponatremia and fluid volume excess includes?
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fluid restriction
A nurse is assessing a client for Trousseau's sign. Which of the following techniques
should the nurse use to perform this test?
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apply a blood pressure cuff to the patients arm
,A nurse is assessing a client who is dehydrated for fluid volume deficit. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect in the client?
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tachycardia
The sister of a patient with Alzheimer's Disease asks the nurse whether prevention of
the disease is possible. In responding, the nurse explains that there is no known way
to prevent Alzheimer's Disease, but there are ways to keep the brain healthy. What is
included in the ways to keep the brain healthy?
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avoid trauma to the brain, recognize and treat depression early, exercise
regularly to decrease the risk for cognitive decline
An early sign of increased intracranial pressure that the nurse should assess for is?
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decreasing level of consciousness
A nurse is caring for a patient with increased intracranial pressure. Which action is
considered unsafe?
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, withholding sedative and analgesic medications
Which of these prescribed interventions will the nurse implement first for a
hospitalized patient who is experiencing continuous tonic-clonic seizures?
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administer lorazepam (Ativan) 4mg IV
Which patient is most at risk for hypernatremia?
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has impaired consciousness and decreased thirst sensitivity
After change-of-shift report on the Alzheimer's unit which patient will the nurse assess
first?
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patient who has developed new cough after eating breakfast
Which assessment finding about a patient who has a serum calcium level of 7.0 mEq/L
(below normal) is most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?
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fluid restriction
A nurse is assessing a client for Trousseau's sign. Which of the following techniques
should the nurse use to perform this test?
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apply a blood pressure cuff to the patients arm
,A nurse is assessing a client who is dehydrated for fluid volume deficit. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect in the client?
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tachycardia
The sister of a patient with Alzheimer's Disease asks the nurse whether prevention of
the disease is possible. In responding, the nurse explains that there is no known way
to prevent Alzheimer's Disease, but there are ways to keep the brain healthy. What is
included in the ways to keep the brain healthy?
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avoid trauma to the brain, recognize and treat depression early, exercise
regularly to decrease the risk for cognitive decline
An early sign of increased intracranial pressure that the nurse should assess for is?
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decreasing level of consciousness
A nurse is caring for a patient with increased intracranial pressure. Which action is
considered unsafe?
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, withholding sedative and analgesic medications
Which of these prescribed interventions will the nurse implement first for a
hospitalized patient who is experiencing continuous tonic-clonic seizures?
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administer lorazepam (Ativan) 4mg IV
Which patient is most at risk for hypernatremia?
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has impaired consciousness and decreased thirst sensitivity
After change-of-shift report on the Alzheimer's unit which patient will the nurse assess
first?
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patient who has developed new cough after eating breakfast
Which assessment finding about a patient who has a serum calcium level of 7.0 mEq/L
(below normal) is most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?
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