Mental Health Questions
Chapter 15 Mental Health Questions 61. The nurse helps a client with a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder prepare for bed. One hour later, the client calls the nurse and says…
Maternity Questions
Chapter 16 Maternity Questions 83. The nurse is performing a postpartum fundal assessment and notes that the client’s uterus feels soft and spongy. Which nursing action(s) are most appropriate initially?…
Adult Health Questions
Chapter 14 Adult Health Questions 26. The nurse is monitoring a client who had a pleural biopsy. The nurse determines that the client is experiencing a complication if the client…
NCLEX® Preparation
Chapter 4 NCLEX® Preparation Where Does Preparation Begin? NCLEX preparation began the moment you entered your nursing program. Your nursing courses, clinical experiences, reading and other assignments and activities, and…
Pharmacology Questions
Chapter 18 Pharmacology Questions 126. The nurse is instructing a client about quinapril hydrochloride (Accupril). The nurse should make which statement to the client? 1. To take the medication with food…
Basic math calculations
Chapter 25 Basic math calculations This chapter covers basic math calculations that dialysis personnel may need to use while providing care to patients in a chronic or acute dialysis setting….
Peritoneal dialysis and home dialysis therapies
Chapter 19 Peritoneal dialysis and home dialysis therapies Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an alternative dialytic modality for the patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The U.S. Renal Data System (US…
Access to the bloodstream
Chapter 12 Access to the bloodstream Historical background Effective hemodialysis became a reality in the 1940s. Each treatment required a surgical cutdown. Hollow tubes (cannulas) of glass or metal were…
Dialyzers, dialysate, and delivery systems
Chapter 6 Dialyzers, dialysate, and delivery systems The dialyzer is a selective filter for removing toxic or unwanted solutes from the blood. The filtration process uses a semipermeable membrane between…
Medication problems and dialysis
Chapter 17 Medication problems and dialysis Dialysis patients routinely take an average of 10 different medications and experience adverse drug reactions at least three times more frequently than the general…
