An LPN is reviewing the laboratory test results for a client who has an elevated temperature.
The nurse should identify which of the following findings is a manifestation of dehydration? (Select all that apply)

A nurse in a community clinic is collecting data from a patient who reports frequent vomiting and diarrhea for the past 3 days.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a client who has a bowel obstruction and a new prescription for the insertion of a nasogastric tube.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse take when inserting the nasogastric tube?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a group of assistive personnel (AP) about infection control measures on the unit.
Which of the following is the most effective way to prevent the spread of pathogens during patient care?

A nurse in a long-term care facility is observing an assistant personnel (AP) changing the linen for a client who has fecal incontinence.
Which of the following actions indicates that the AP understands the principles of infection control?

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit suspects that several patients have Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) when they all develop watery diarrhea.

What actions should the nurse plan to take while waiting for the patients’ lab results?

A nurse is planning care for a child who has severe diarrhea.
Which of the following actions is the nurse’s priority?

A nurse is participating in the care plan for a patient with an intestinal obstruction who is undergoing continuous gastrointestinal decompression using a nasogastric tube.
What interventions should the nurse include in the care plan?

An LPN is reviewing the laboratory test results for a client who has an elevated temperature.

The nurse should identify which of the following findings is a manifestation of dehydration.

Select all that apply.

A nurse is preparing to remove an NG tube for a patient.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?