The nurse in the clinic is caring for a 74-year-old female client.
0900:Reports feeling weak for 4 days and says, “My legs feel heavy.” Takes a stimulant laxative 3 times a day for the past 3 weeks and has 5 to 6 loose stools a day. Lethargic but answers questions. Radial pulse weak, thready and irregular. Lungs clear. No tingling or muscle twitching.
The nurse has reviewed the Nurses' Notes from 0900 and the Laboratory Results from 0830.
Drag words from the choices below to fill in each blank in the following sentence.
The client is at highest risk for Word Choice as evidenced by taking Word Choice and by Word Choice.
Word Choices
hypokalemia
hyperkalemia
hypocalcemia
hyponatremia
a stimulant laxative 3 times a day
spironolactone twice daily with meals
lisinopril once daily in the morning
weakness with a weak, thready, irregular pulse
a bounding pulse with crackles in both lungs
tingling around the mouth with a positive Chvostek sign