A client expresses confidence in their traditional healer to relieve symptoms of an illness. What is the client demonstrating?

Which misconception is common in clients in pain?

The telemetry unit nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who is scheduled for an operative procedure later in the day. The nurse notes on the laboratory report that the client has a serum potassium level of 6.5 mEq/L (6.5 mmol/L), indicative of hyperkalemia. The nurse informs the health care provider of this laboratory result because the nurse recognizes hyperkalemia increases the client's operative risk for:

The nurse is calling a health care provider to give an update on a client's condition. The nurse receives a telephone order and, when requests that the order be read back to the provider for confirmation, the provider states, "I don't have time for this." What is the most appropriate action by the nurse?

client scheduled for complex heart surgery has been reading their religious text for hours each day, cries often, and is not sleeping well. What might these observations cue the nurse about the client?

A preoperative assessment finds a client to be 75 lb (34 kg) overweight. The client is to have abdominal surgery. What nursing concern will be used for care planning based on the client's weight?

Which client would be most likely to have decreased anxiety about, and response to, pain as a result of past experiences?

A nurse does not assist with ambulation of a postoperative client on the first day after surgery. The client falls and fractures a hip. What charge might be brought against the nurse?

A nurse is providing client care in a hospital setting. Who has full legal responsibility and accountability for the nurse's actions?

In comparison with licensure, which measures entry-level competence, what does certification validate?

The nurse is documenting an assessment that was completed at 9:30 p.m. The facility uses military time for documentation. What entry should the nurse make for the time care was given?