A client comes to the emergency department with severe abdominal cramping and frequent bloody stools. Food poisoning is suspected. Which assessment techniques and diagnostic studies should the nurse use?

The type of stool that will be expelled into the ostomy bag by a client who has undergone surgery for an ileostomy will be:

A client comes to the emergency department with severe abdominal cramping and frequent bloody stools. Food poisoning is suspected. Which assessment techniques and diagnostic studies should the nurse use?

A client 80 years of age experienced dysphagia (impaired swallowing) in the weeks following a recent stroke, but the care team wishes to now begin introducing minced and pureed food. How should the nurse best position the client?

A nurse is providing education for an older adult client who reports constipation. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is preparing to complete a digital removal of a fecal impaction. What statement indicates the nurse has an appropriate understanding of this procedure? (Select All that Apply.)

A client with a urinary tract infection is to be discharged from the healthcare facility.

After teaching the client about measures to prevent urinary tract infections, the nurse determines that the education was successful when the client makes which statement?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a fractured left leg and is using crutches. Which statement indicates the patient has correct understanding of how to properly use her crutches?

Ordered: Morphine sulfate 12 mg IM Available: Morphine sulfate 15 mg/mL How many mL will you administer?

A nurse is caring for a client and observes that the client's urine is dark amber, cloudy, and has an unpleasant odor. The nurse should recognize that these findings are associated with which of the following?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving heat applications using a heating pad. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when applying the pad?