A client has suffered a partial thickness second-degree burn injury of the chest, abdomen, and upper legs and is scheduled for hydrotherapy and debridement.

Which of these actions should the nurse take to effectively assist the patient?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has peptic ulcer disease.

Which of the following findings is a manifestation of gastrointestinal perforation?

A nurse is attending to a client who has suffered a basal skull fracture.

During the morning hygiene care, the nurse observes a thin clear drainage coming from the client’s right nostril.

What should be the nurse’s immediate action?

Which laboratory finding is commonly associated with acute pancreatitis?

The nurse is instructing a patient on how to administer 0.5 mg of epinephrine intramuscularly.

If the available dose is 0.5 mg/0.5 mL, how many mL should the patient be taught to administer?

The nurse is caring for an 85-year-old patient with septic shock.

What should the nurse consider when repositioning this patient?

A nurse is caring for a client during the fluid resuscitation phase of burn management.

Which of the following is the best method for assessing the results of the fluid resuscitation?

A nurse is caring for a client who is to maintain a fluid restriction of 1,200 mL/24 hr. How many mL of fluids can the client have over the next 20 hr if the client had a total fluid intake of 300 mL during the first 4 hr of the shift?

A nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with Hodgkin disease who has significant cervical lymph node enlargement.

Which symptom should the nurse address first?

The nurse is instructing the client on the correct way to take nitroglycerin as needed for chest pain.

Which is the correct instruction?

The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic liver failure.

Which medication order should the nurse querry