A client with right hydronephrosis and a history of renal calculi is preparing for discharge following a retrograde pyelogram.

Which instruction should the nurse include in the client’s discharge instructions?

An elderly patient is admitted with an acute onset of diverticulitis, and intravenous antibiotic therapy is started. What should the nurse do next?

A client experiences an ABO incompatibility reaction after multiple blood transfusions. Which finding should the nurse report immediately to the healthcare provider?

The nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult patient hospitalized for treatment of venous leg ulcers. Which instructions should the nurse include in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)

A patient with gouty arthritis is experiencing tenderness and swelling in the right ankle and big toe. The nurse notes that the inflammation extends above the ankle area.

The patient has been prescribed colchicine and indomethacin. What should the nurse include in the discharge teaching?

A client presents to the emergency department reporting chest pain that is radiating to the left arm, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis. Which medication does the nurse anticipate being prescribed by the healthcare provider?

An adult client who had a gastric bypass surgery is admitted with possible anastomosis leakage. The client’s abdomen is tender to touch, and the vital signs are: temperature 38.3° C, heart rate 130 beats/minute, respiratory rate 20 breaths/minute, and blood pressure 100/50 mm Hg. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in the client’s plan of care?

A patient in the operating room has been administered succinylcholine and is now experiencing muscle rigidity and an extremely high temperature. What should the nurse do next?

A client arrives at the medical-surgical unit 4 hours after a transurethral resection of the prostate. A triple-lumen catheter for continuous bladder irrigation with normal saline is infusing and the nurse observes dark, pink-tinged outflow with blood clots in the tubing and collection bag.

Which action should the nurse take?

The parent of an adolescent tells the clinic nurse, “My child has athlete’s foot. I have been applying triple antibiotic ointment for two days, but there has been no improvement.”. Which instruction should the nurse provide?

The nurse assesses a client with petechiae and ecchymosis scattered across the arms and legs. Which laboratory result should the nurse review?