A client asks the nurse why the physician has advised her to walk for 30 minutes three times a week to help prevent osteoporosis. The nurse's best response is that walking:

A client with osteoarthritis of the left knee will undergo an injection of corticosteroids into the joint. The nurse notes that the primary reason for this injection is to:

The nurse is giving medications using the client's feeding tube. Which medication cannot be delivered in this way?

A nurse is caring for a client with a herniated disc who has undergone a lumbar laminectomy and diskectomy at L4-5. When assisting the client to move in bed, the nurse should include what specific technique?

A patient with fluid volume deficit must receive a 250 mL IV bolus of NS over 25 minutes via a peripherally inserted central line (PICC) on an IV pump. At what rate will the nurse program the pump? Round to the nearest whole number. Do not use trailing zeros.

The nurse is assessing clients for their risk of developing Scleroderma. Which of these clients should the nurse consider at lowest risk?

The client has fibromyalgia and asks the nurse why this occurs. Which statement by the client, would show that the explanation was understood?

A nurse is caring for a client postoperative closed reduction of the left ankle with a short cast in place. Which assessments of the client's affected leg should the nurse make? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

A client develops an inflamed. very painful right great toe overnight and the physician diagnoses gout. Treatment with colchicine is begun at 0.6 mg PO every two hours. For which side effect of this drug should the nurse assess?

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing acute back pain and who was given a medical prescription for a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID). The nurse would monitor the client for which symptom?

A client is admitted at 0700 with severe dehydration. The doctor orders D5W to run at 150 ml/hr. The client is ordered an IVPB antibiotic every 4 hours, that will be administered in 50 ml of IV fluid over 1 hour. The antibiotic is scheduled to start at 0800. The client is permitted liquids and takes the following: 4 oz gelatin 10 oz apple juice 500 ml of water 16 oz of ice chips which is consumed by the end of the shift Urine output is as follows: At 0900: 100 mL 1100: 250 mL 1330: 290 mL 1445: 250 ml At 1200, the client had 300 mL of a diarrhea stool. Calculate the cumulative fluid balance for the 0700-1500 shift.* *At this institution, Intake/Output is calculated at 1500 for the 0700-1500 shift.