Author Question: The nurse has admitted a new patient to the unit. One of the patient's admitting orders is for an ... (Read 22 times)

Deast7027 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The nurse has admitted a new patient to the unit. One of the patient's admitting orders is for an adrenergic medication. The nurse knows that this medication will have what effect on the circulatory system?

A) Thin, watery saliva
B) Increased heart rate
C) Decreased blood pressure
D) Presence of an S3 heart sound

Question 2

A patient has been admitted to the hospital with signs and symptoms of acute renal failure.

Knowing the vital role that the kidneys play in maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance, the care team is monitoring the patient's laboratory values closely. Which of the following laboratory values is suggestive of renal failure?
A) Na+ 141 mmol/L
B) K+ 7.1 mmol/L
C) Albumin 42 g/L
D) Cl 105 mmol/L