A 52-year-old patient on the surgical floor has a blood pressure of 128/72, a heart rate of 125 bpm, a respiratory rate of 32 breaths/min, and a temperature of 99.1 degrees Fahrenheit. The patient complains of severe shortness of breath. Which of the following should the nurse assess first?

The nurse is caring for a patient who underwent a retropubic prostatectomy. The patient has an IV infusion at 150 ml/hour and is currently NPO. The nurse assesses the patient and observes pink urine with an output of 30 ml over the past two hours. Which of the following best explains the drop in urine output?

A patient came into the clinic due to an eye problem. Which of the following is a correct method to assess the function of the patient's cranial nerve II (optic nerve)?

A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requires high-oxygen supplementation with a precise oxygen concentration. The nurse should anticipate the physician ordering which of the following?

A patient with acute renal failure has passed the anuric/oliguric phase and is starting to produce urine. Her creatinine is returning to normal but she is losing serum electrolytes. Which of the following characteristics of this phase would explain the loss of electrolytes?

While completing a physical assessment on a patient, a nurse shines a light into the patient's right eye and notes pupillary constriction in the left eye. The nurse charts this response as

The nurse is caring for an elderly resident with influenza. The nurse monitors closely for which common complication of influenza?

A nurse is caring for a patient with an indwelling catheter. Which of the following nursing actions should be taken to help prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)?

A patient is admitted to the hospital with signs and symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Which test would support the diagnosis?

Which of the following treatments would the nurse anticipate for a client with severe, acute renal failure?