While preparing for a kidney biopsy the nurse should position the patient:

During balloon inflation of an indwelling urinary catheter, the patient complains of pain and discomfort. The nurse should:

The patient with liver cirrhosis receives 100 ml of 25% serum albumin intravenously. Which of the following findings would best indicate that the albumin is having its desired effect?

Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal include:

A patient is admitted to a hospital with acute renal failure. The patient wakes up complaining of abdominal pain. On assessment, the nurse observes edema to the patient's ankles and distended neck veins. The patient is dyspneic with a blood pressure of 200/96 mmHg. The proper nursing diagnosis for this patient is: