A client is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Who is usually responsible for deciding what, when, and how the client should be told?

The nurse determines that the student who has been instructed about lung function and smoking requires additional teaching when the student says

A client has had a breast removed to treat cancer. What type of loss will the client likely experience?

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?

In order to prevent the possibility of venous stasis, a nurse is educating a surgical client on how to perform leg exercises. Which statement by the client indicates a sound understanding of leg exercises?

A client is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Who is usually responsible for deciding what, when, and how the client should be told?

A nurse is preparing to administer intravenous fluids, including accessing a vein. What is the most potentially harmful risk posed for the client when accessing the vein?

Although all of the following are factors that affect grief, which one is most likely to influence a person's expression of grief?

A client with partial-thickness (second-degree) burns is encouraged to increase the proteins in the diet. Which food selection from the hospital menu indicates that the client understands how to choose foods high in protein?

A client returning to the floor after orthopedic surgery is reporting nausea. The nurse is aware that an appropriate intervention is to:

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: