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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 patient in low fowler's and inform the physician c. place the patient in semi fowler's and prepare to give the PRN diuretic as ordered

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?

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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