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After receiving an opioid, a client is difficult to arouse and has a respiratory rate of 6 per minute. What is the priority?

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  1. After receiving an opioid, a client is difficult to arouse and has a respiratory rate of 6 per minute. What is the priority?

  2. A peripheral IV site becomes cool, swollen, and uncomfortable during a nonvesicant infusion. What should the nurse do first?

  3. A client develops chills, back pain, and new shortness of breath soon after a blood transfusion begins. What is the first action?

  4. A laboratory reports potassium 6.3 mmol/L in a client with kidney disease, and the client reports new muscle weakness. What is the priority?

  5. A client taking warfarin reports black, tarry stools. What should the nurse do?

  6. A client with heart failure has gained weight rapidly and reports worsening shortness of breath. Which interpretation is most concerning?

  7. A client with a new stroke has not had a swallowing screen. What should happen before offering oral food, fluid, or medication?

  8. A client with a severe infection becomes more confused, has a falling blood pressure, and produces very little urine. What is the priority?

  9. A discharge prescription reads 'take one tablet daily,' but the medication bottle supplied has a different strength from the reconciled order. What should the nurse do?

  10. After a breathing intervention, which finding best demonstrates that the client's respiratory status has improved?

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