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1. tricky?

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   a patient is in the hospital with heart failure. the nurse notes during the evening assessment that the patient's neck veins are distended and the patient has dyspnea. what action should the nurse take? a. discontinue the patient's IV b. place the pa...

2. sodium???

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   if a nurse is caring for a client who has excessive sweating from a fever, will the amount of sodium excreted be decreased, increased, or unchanged?

3. I need some help with this question

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   Thanks a lot...

4. I need some help with this question

   theERnurse posted a topic in Student Assist

   what would be the best initial nursing action prior to inserting an IV? A. Identify a suitable vein B. verify the order for IV therapy C. prepare the IV insertion site with povidone iodine