A client who weighs 110 lb receives a prescription for dalteparin 150 units/kg SUBQ daily for 4 months. The medication is available in 7,500 units/0.3 mL prefilled syringe. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only.)

Prior to obtaining a trapeze bar for a client with limited mobility, which client assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?

The healthcare provider prescribes 1 liter of lactate Ringer's to infuse in 8 hours. The IV administration set delivers 15 gtt/mL. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

A female adult who works in the mailroom of an ammunitions plant opened an envelope that contained a white powder. Believing that she might have been exposed to anthrax, the client is immediately transported to the emergency department (ED) of a local hospital. Which intervention(s) in the emergency disaster response plan should the nurse implement? Select all that apply.

While transferring a client with a chest tube from the bed to a stretcher, the chest tube becomes disconnected from the water- seal drainage container. The nurse immediately immerses the end of the tube in a container of sterile water. Which action should the nurse implement next?

Patient Data

As a result of the Adult Protective Services investigation, additional care has been established for the client including physical and occupational therapy twice weekly and a home health aide to provide assistance with activities of daily living.

Drag from statement options to complete the sentence.

To assess outcomes, the nurse should consider information reported by the client and caregiver and focus on evaluating the client's

A female client with degenerative disc disease and chronic sciatica is describing numbness and tingling down her left leg. Which assessment should the nurse obtain first?

The nurse is assigned to care for a client diagnosed with psoriasis. Which behavior by the nurse addresses this client's psychosocial need for acceptance?

The client is being considered for discharge to home where he will continue to recover. The nurse reassesses the client and evaluates him for discharge readiness.

For each body system, click to specify the assessment finding(s) that would indicate the client is ready for discharge to home.

Each body system may support more than one finding. Each category must have at least one response option selected.

A client diagnosed with Parkinson's disease receives a prescription for carbidopa-levodopa, controlled release (CR) 25/100 mg PO daily each morning. Which information should the nurse include in the client's teaching plan? Select all that apply.

Patient Data

The nurse uses the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI) and determines that the daughter is under significant stress caused by the assumption of her mother's care. The nurse is planning to have a discussion with the daughter on decreasing the stress she is experiencing as a caregiver.
Select the 3 statements that the nurse should include when discussing caregiver stress with the client's daughter.