Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a client with possible cerebral edema who has a serum sodium level of 115 mmol/L, a decreasing level of consciousness (LOC) , and has a headache. Which of the following prescribed interventions should the nurse implement first?
A) Draw blood for arterial blood gases (ABGs) .
B) Administer 5% hypertonic saline intravenously.
C) Administer acetaminophen 650 mg orally.
D) Send client for computed tomography (CT) of the head.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q1: The charge nurse observes an inexperienced staff
Q2: The nurse is caring for a client
Q3: The nurse is caring for a client
Q5: Aclient who is unconscious has a nursing
Q6: The nurse is admitting a client to
Q7: The nurse is providing discharge teaching with
Q8: Which of the following parameters is best
Q9: The nurse is admitting a client who
Q10: The nurse is caring for a client
Q11: The nurse is assessing a client who