A client is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with a spinal cord injury (SCI) following a motor vehicle collision.
Which nurse should be contacted to coordinate the progression of the client's care?

A nurse is providing education to a group of healthcare professionals about suicide and suicidal ideation.
Which of the following statements accurately describes suicidal ideation?

A client with bleeding esophageal varices receives vasopressin intravenously (IV). Which adverse effect should the nurse monitor for during the IV infusion of this medication?

In formulating the nursing care plan for a client diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, which nursing problem has the highest priority?

The nurse is planning discharge instructions for a client with type 2 diabetes who will be starting exenatide.
Which information should be included in the discharge instructions?

An adolescent who is brought to the emergency department (ED) with a fever and persistent lower right quadrant abdominal pain is anxious, fearful, and hyperventilating.
The nurse anticipates the client developing which acid-base imbalance?

Patient Data

What is the rationale for the order of supplemental oxygen 10 L/min via nasal cannula? Select the best answer.

A client with delusions tells the nurse, "You aren't doing your job.
Go get those people over there and shoot them before they get me." Which statement is the nurse's best response?

Before administering an antibiotic that can cause nephrotoxicity, which laboratory value is most important for the practical nurse (PN) to review?

The nurse is developing an educational program for older clients who are being discharged with new antihypertensive medications.
The nurse should ensure that the educational materials include which characteristics? (Select all that apply.).

A newly hired unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is assigned to a home healthcare team along with two experienced UAPs.

Which intervention should the home health nurse implement to ensure adequate care for all clients?