A client who is receiving normal saline IV at 75 mL/hour has dry, sticky mucous membranes, and inelastic skin turgor. Which action should the nurse implement?

A client with a bowel obstruction is experiencing intractable vomiting for the last several hours despite the administration of prescribed antiemetics. The nurse obtains the client's arterial blood gas (ABG) results which identify a pH of 7.50, a PaCO2 of 42 mm Hg, and an HCO3 of 33 me/L (33 mmol/L). The nurse should interpret these results as confirming which acid-base imbalance?

A client with heart failure (HF) is waiting in the preoperative area for a scheduled procedure and tells the nurse, 'My heart feels like it is beating too fast and I feel faint.' After initiating a call for an electrocardiogram (ECG), which assessment data is most important for the nurse to obtain?

During the evening shift, a client with Alzheimer's disease becomes agitated, restless, and repeatedly attempts to leave the room unattended. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

A client with hyperthyroidism tells the home health nurse, 'I stopped taking my antithyroid medication and now I feel anxious. I can feel my heart racing and pounding.' Which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?