Nursing Knowledge Crossword

A patient with multiple draining wounds what is an accurate way to assess fluid and electrolytes
A patient who is taking a potassium-wasting diuretic for the treatment of hypertension complains of generalized weakness, which lab would you expect to be ordered?
A patient has a new onset of confusion where would the charge nurse place this patient for safety?
Intravenous (IV) KCl is administered at a maximal rate of____mEq/hr
How should the nurse interpret the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.48, PaO2 85 mm Hg, PaCO2 32 mm Hg, and HCO3 25 mEq/L?
A patient who was admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis has rapid, deep respiration's. The nurse would want to give the patient a combination of N.S. and
A To help improve serum sodium levels, water intake is
The elevated serum sodium level is consistent with the patient's neurologic symptoms and indicates a need for immediate action to prevent further serious complications such as
The pH indicates that the patient has alkalosis and the low PaCO2 indicates
Crackles in the lungs may indicate the onset of _________ _________ and are the most serious of the symptoms of fluid excess
Hypokalemia increases the risk for
The patient's history and change in ______ could be indicative of several fluid and electrolyte disturbances
Balance exercises help in preventing
Strengthening exercises help in building up muscle strength and ________ ________
Performing warm-up exercises before any vigorous activity reduce the risk of _______ and ________
patient with muscular dystrophy is hospitalized with pneumonia. Which nursing action will be included in the plan of care of assisting the patient with
osteoporosis is the loss of
Which assessment finding for a patient who has had surgical reduction of an open fracture of the right radius which the nurse alert the health care giver if the patient has an _________ __________
The patient who recently underwent closed reduction therapy for realigning the hip dislocation is advised to restrict strenuous
A 75-year-old woman who underwent left total knee arthroplasty and has a new order to be "up in chair today before noon. How would you protect the knee joint?
What is the most objective study to determine viable tissue for salvage based on perfusion because actual blood flow through the tissues is observed in real time.