A client needs a test to determine the amount of residual urine. The nurse realizes that this assessment is used for which reason(s)? Select all that apply.

The client is admitted to the nurse's unit with a diagnosis of heart failure. His heart is not pumping effectively, which is resulting in edema and coarse crackles in his lungs. The term for this condition is:

While in the dining room at the hospital, the nurse notes a visitor has forceful coughs. Which actions would the nurse take to assist this visitor?
Select all that apply:

During an assessment, a client who is not very talkative appears pale, diaphoretic, and restless in the bed and says "leave me alone." Which subjective data should the nurse document?

A nurse is conducting a lung assessment on a client suspected of having pneumonia. Which finding should the nurse report to the physician immediately?

During a particularly heated staff meeting regarding staff assignments, the nurse manager makes this comment: "When you all can come to a decision, let me know and we'll move on from there." This leader is best identified as which of the following?

When planning interventions to promote a client's appetite, which of the following would be included in the client's plan?

While conducting a dressing change, the nurse notes a new area of skin breakdown that was caused by the tape used to secure the dressing. In which phase of the nursing process is the nurse working?

A client recovering from surgery asks the nurse why turning, deep breathing, and coughing exercises need to be done. How should the nurse respond?

A nurse is educating a postoperative client on essential nutrition for healing. Which statement by the client would indicate a need for information?

Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?