A charge nurse is teaching a group of healthcare workers about hand hygiene to prevent infection. Which of the following information should the charge nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.

The client asks the nurse what to expect during the procedure.

Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

A nurse is caring for a client who has meningitis, a temperature of 39.7° C (103.5° F) and is prescribed a hypothermia blanket.

While using this therapy, the nurse should know that the client must carefully be observed for which of the following complications?

A nurse working for a home health agency is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about disease management.

Which of the following glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) values should the nurse include in the teaching as an indicator that the client is appropriately controlling his glucose levels?

A nurse in an ophthalmology clinic is interviewing a client who was referred by his primary care provider for suspicion of cataracts. The nurse should expect the client to report.

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of urolithiasis.

Which of the following should the nurse identify as an associated risk factor?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who had a seizure and became unresponsive after stating she had a sudden, severe headache and vomiting.

The client's vital signs are as follows: blood pressure of 198/110 mm Hg, pulse of 82/min, respirations of 24/min, and a temperature of 38.2° C (100.8° F). Which of the following neurologic disorders should the nurse suspect?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a traumatic brain injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?

While performing an admission assessment for a client, the nurse notes that the client has varicose veins with ulcerations and lower extremity edema with a report of a feeling of heaviness.

Which of the following nursing diagnoses should the nurse identify as being the priority in the client's care?

A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is scheduled for an escharotomy.

The client's spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails.

Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 5 hr postoperative following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The nurse notes that the client's indwelling urinary catheter has not drained in the past hour.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?