A client presents to the emergency department in respiratory distress. The nurse obtains a set of vital signs, starts a 20 gauge IV in the right antecubital, and places the client on 3L O2. After reporting the results to the provider, the provider orders a lab draw and a set of ABGs. The nurse correctly understands which of the following to be appropriate reasoning for ABGs?

A client is afraid that she has been exposed to HIV. The HIV antibody screening test is positive. The client is upset. Which of the following responses from the nurse is most appropriate?

A client’s mother is upset that after 24 hours no antibiotics have been prescribed for an earache and fever. Which explanation is the best for the nurse to provide?

A 44-year-old diabetic client is undergoing surgery for a hysterectomy. The client is a type 1 diabetic who requires regular monitoring of blood glucose levels and insulin administration on a sliding scale. Which information should be given to the client about controlling blood glucose levels throughout surgery?

A 14-year-old client has just been prescribed hydroxyurea to help treat sickle cell anemia. The client asks the nurse about the purpose of this new medication. Which of the following explanations by the nurse is correct?

A 22-year-old male client has been prescribed growth hormone therapy for his small, short stature. The client must administer the medication as an injection. Which of the following statements is true about injecting this type of hormone replacement?

A client who is 36 weeks’ pregnant tells the nurse that she is not getting enough sleep at night because she is uncomfortable. In which of the following positions should the nurse recommend that the client try to sleep?

The nurse has an order to give hypertonic saline (3% NaCl) to a client with increased intracranial pressure. The nurse correctly understands that the effect of this will be which of the following?

A client with a gastrointestinal condition is suffering from chronic constipation. The nurse recommends that the client increase fiber intake to 25 or 30 g per day. Which of the following factors must the nurse consider when counseling the client to increase fiber intake?

A client on chemotherapy has arrived for an appointment. Upon assessment, the nurse notes that the client has lost 20 pounds. The client denies nausea and vomiting, and says she is following the same diet as before. Which of the following dietary recommendations should the nurse give this client?