A client is concerned she may be at risk for breast cancer because she has several relatives, including her mother, diagnosed with it. Her mother died of breast cancer at age 38. Which of the following tests should the nurse anticipate will be done to assess this client's risk?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving cisplatin, a chemotherapy agent, to treat bladder cancer. After several treatments, the client reports fatigue. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is discharging a client who came to the outpatient clinic with an ankle sprain. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the discharge instructions?

A client has just undergone a prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Which of the following nursing interventions is most important in the immediate post-operative period?

A nurse is creating a teaching plan for a client who has thrombocytopenia. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

The nurse is teaching self-care to a client with a newly applied cast to the forearm. Which of the following does the nurse instruct the client to notify the practitioner immediately?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client undergoing chemotherapy who has developed neutropenia. Which of the following statements by the nurse is appropriate to include in the teaching?

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is preparing to contact a provider about a client's condition. The client is 6 hours postoperative from a total hysterectomy. The nurse notes the client's postoperative oxygen saturation is 94%, and her apical heart rate is 110. The nurse should record the client's oxygen saturation level and heart rate and place this information in which component of the SBAR report?

The nurse is evaluating the pin sites of a client who has been in skeletal traction for 24 hours. The nurse would be least concerned with which finding?

A nurse is caring for a client who has undergone a total hip replacement. The nurse reviews health education with the patient before discharge. Which of the client's statements would indicate to the nurse that the client requires further teaching?

An adult is postoperative on day 2 following bariatric surgery. The nurse's most recent assessment reveals increasing abdominal pain that the client rates at 8 out of 10, a heart rate of 112 beats per minute, and an oral temperature of 38.1°C (100.6°F). What is the nurse's best action?