A nurse assesses a client who is prescribed a medication that stimulates beta1 receptors. Which assessment finding should alert the nurse to urgently contact the health care provider?
a. Heart rate of 50 beats/min
b. Respiratory rate of 18 breaths/min
c. Oxygenation saturation of 92
d. Blood pressure of 144/69 mm Hg
Question 2A nurse cares for a client with excessive production of thyrocalcitonin (calcitonin). For which electrolyte imbalance should the nurse assess?
a. Potassium
b. Sodium
c. Calcium
d. Magnesium
Question 3A nurse cares for a client with a deficiency of aldosterone. Which assessment finding should the nurse correlate with this deficiency?
a. Increased urine output
b. Vasoconstriction
c. Blood glucose of 98 mg/dL
d. Serum sodium of 144 mEq/L
Question 4A nurse cares for a client who is prescribed a drug that blocks a hormone's receptor site. Which therapeutic effect should the nurse expect?
a. Greater hormone metabolism
b. Decreased hormone activity
c. Increased hormone activity
d. Unchanged hormone response
Question 5A client is receiving continuous tube feeding at 70 mL/hr. When the bag is empty, how much formula does the nurse add?
(Record your answer using a whole number.) _____ mL
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