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londonang

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The nurse is assessing a patient with renal failure and notes fatigue, muscle cramps, confusion, and headache. Which laboratory abnormality corresponds with these findings?
 
  a. Potassium of 3.3 mEq/L
  b. Sodium of 129 mEq/L
  c. Calcium of 8.2 mg/dL
  d. Chloride of 105 mEq/L

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a resident who has a security device for safety purposes. What interven-tion should the nurse include in the plan of care?
 
  a. Visually check the resident every hour.
  b. Turn and reposition the resident every hour.
  c. Assess condition of the skin every 4 hours.
  d. Reassess the need for the security device every 4 to 8 hours.



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jazzlynnnnn

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Answer to Question 1

B
The patient is demonstrating signs and symptoms of hyponatremia; therefore, the nurse should assess the patient's sodium level.

Answer to Question 2

D
The need for continuing the use of the security device must be assessed every 4 to 8 hours. The patient should be visually checked every 30 minutes, and turned and skin assessed every 2 hours.




londonang

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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