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MED SURG II HESI (Elsevier); Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest Update) A client is admitted for dehydration, and an intravenous (IV) infusion of normal saline at 125 mL/hr has been started. One hour after the IV initiation the client begins screaming, "I can't breathe!" The nursing...

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MED SURG II HESI (Elsevier); Questions with
Complete Solutions (Latest Update)
A client is admitted for dehydration, and an intravenous (IV) infusion of normal

saline at 125


mL/hr has been started. One hour after the IV initiation the client begins

screaming, "I can't


breathe!" The nursing priority action is:


1. Discontinue the IV site and contact the primary health care provider


2. Elevate the head of the bed and obtain vital signs


3. Contact the primary health care provider to obtain a prescription for a

sedative


4. Assess for allergies and change the IV to an intermittent infusion device

✔✔Elevate the head


of the bed and obtain vital signs


A nurse is assessing a client with a diagnosis of early left ventricular heart

failure. Specific to


this type of heart failure, the nurse expects the client to state:

, MED SURG II HESI (Elsevier); Questions with
Complete Solutions (Latest Update)
1. "My ankles are swollen."


2. "I am tired at the end of the day."


3. "When I eat a large meal, I feel bloated."


4. "I have trouble breathing when I walk rapidly ✔✔4. "I have trouble breathing

when I walk


rapidly


A client who had a myocardial infarction asks the nurse, "What's the chance of

my having


another heart attack if I carefully watch my diet and stress levels?" What is the

nurse's most


appropriate initial response?


1. Focus on the client's feelings by exploring the reason why the question was

asked.


2. Explain that it is all right to be frightened and refer the client to the

psychiatric nurse.

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