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

When assisting a client from the bed into a wheelchair, the nurse assesses the client on standing and notices the client is weak and unsteady. What would be the recommended nursing intervention in this situation?

A client expresses confidence in their traditional healer to relieve symptoms of an illness. What is the client demonstrating?

nurse is talking with a coworker about the diversity of cultures in the client population being admitted to their unit. During the conversation, the coworker becomes defensive about personal beliefs and values that are different. The coworker becomes condescending and begins to ridicule the values of the different client populations, stating, "Their beliefs and values are really out there. They make absolutely no sense. No way would I ever believe them. The nurse interprets the coworker's behavior and statements as reflective of which concept?

A home care nurse is educating a client with diabetes on how to self-administer insulin. Which teaching point should the nurse include in the education plan?

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

A group of nurses visits selected clients individually at the beginning of each shift. What are these procedures called?

A nurse is providing ongoing postoperative care to a client who has had knee surgery. The nurse assesses the dressing and finds it saturated with blood. The client is restless and has a rapid pulse. What should the nurse do next?

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:

An older adult client is brought to the emergency department via ambulance due to a fall. The client does not speak the area's dominant language. Shortly after the client arrives, several family members and a neighbor who called the ambulance arrive, all of whom speak the area's dominant language. When attempting to gather information about what happened, which action by the nurse is appropriate?

A client asks a nurse to explain a living will. What is the nurse's best Answer?