A Patient Is in the Intensive Care Unit with Acute

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient is in the intensive care unit with acute renal failure secondary to septic shock and is receiving intravenous fluids of 0.9% NaCl at 125 mL/hr. The patient develops crackles in the lungs, distended neck veins, 1+ pitting edema in the feet, and a 4-pound weight gain from the previous day. What nursing diagnosis is most appropriate to this situation?

• A)Imbalanced nutrition: greater than body requirements
• B)Excess fluid volume
• C)Decreased cardiac output
• D)Ineffective tissue perfusion: peripheral

Comprehend the role and impact of genetic disorders and syndromes on human health.

Grasp the principles of genetic inheritance, including dominance, codominance, and the significance of alleles.

Understand the impact of genetic conditions on physical and cognitive development.

Recognize the importance of genetic counseling and the implications of genetic conditions for families.

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Definitions:

Strategic Action

Purposeful steps or decisions taken by individuals or organizations to achieve a specific goal, especially within competitive environments.

Court-Packing Plan

A controversial proposal to increase the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, primarily to change its ideological leaning.

Ideological Direction

The guiding principles or underlying philosophy that determines the policy choices and actions of an individual, organization, or political party.

Textualism

A legal interpretation method that emphasizes the text of the law as the primary source of meaning, often associated with conservative approaches to jurisprudence.