Question 1
Of the following patients in an intensive care unit, which patient should the nurse identify as being at highest risk for the development of acute kidney injury with a prerenal cause?
◦ Experiencing acute status asthmaticus
◦ Postoperative from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
◦ In skeletal traction following a motor vehicle accident
◦ Being treated for hypertension following a cerebral vascular accident
Question 2
While reviewing a patient's medication record, the critical care nurse should be concerned about which drugs that have been implicated in the development of renal failure? Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.◦ Antiseizure medications
◦ Contrast media
◦ Cyclosporine
◦ Aminoglycosides
◦ Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Assessing a person's spiritual and religious beliefs is an imiportant aspect of nursing care
Measuring Patient Height
Concept Care Map
Postoperative care
Leininger's Culutral Care Theory
Foley catheter with balloon in the bladder of a male patient.