A client in her first trimester is concerned about how weight gain will affect her appearance and questions the nurse concerning dietary restrictions.

How much weight gain should the nurse point out will be safe for this client with a low BMI?

The nurse observes Brittny who is hospitalized with Anorexia during meal times for 2 hours after eating due to:

A nurse is caring for a client who is threatening to commit suicide. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask?

The parents of a preschooler diagnosed with muscular dystrophy are asking questions about the course of their child's disease.

The nurse should tell them which of the following?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a new mother about the purpose of administering vitamin K to her newborn following delivery.

The nurse should explain that the purpose of administering vitamin K is to prevent which of the following complications?

The nurse is collecting data from the caregiver of an 8-year-old child who recently started soiling his underwear each day rather than using the toilet to defecate.

This behavior indicates a symptom of:

A nurse is collecting data from a 6-month-old infant in the well-child clinic.

Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

The nurse is teaching a prenatal class on the functions of the various structures involved with pregnancy.

The nurse determines the class is successful when the class correctly chooses which function of amniotic fluid.

A nurse is caring for a 2-week-old infant whose mother requests additional information about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been placed in halo traction to immobilize his cervical spine.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who has acute osteomyelitis.

The client asks the nurse to explain how she developed the infection.

The nurse should respond that which of the following organisms is the most common cause?