A dietitian is providing an in-service for the nurses on a medical-surgical unit. During the in-service, the dietitian informs the group that there are six classes of nutrients, and three supply the body with energy. Which of the following are the three energy-supplying nutrients?

A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students in taking vital signs and assessing a client's respiratory status.
Which of the following guidelines should the nurse include? Select all that apply.

A patient is on a PCA pump following an abdominal surgery. The order states the client can have 0.5mg morphine every 15 minutes as needed. The client pushed the button 10 times in the past 60 minutes. How many doses did the client receive?

The physician orders penicillin G 1,000,000 units IM. The label on the vial of powdered penicillin G reads to reconstitute with 1.6 mL of sterile water to achieve a concentration of 5,000,000 units/mL.

How many mL will the nurse give to the client for the ordered dose?

The nurse is preparing to assess a client's oral temperature. The nurse should plan to place the thermometer probe in which area of the client's mouth?

Kübler-Ross defines five stages of psychosocial responses to dying and death. Which of the following statements is characteristic of the denial stage?

A nurse is managing a patient's fluids and outputs over a shift. Here are the details:

• 0700: The nurse starts an IV of 0.45% Normal saline infusing at 100 mL/hr.
• 0900: The patient has coffee-ground emesis (vomit) measuring 300 mL.
• 1000: The nurse stops the IV of 0.45% Normal saline to administer an IV antibiotic. The antibiotic administered is Kefzol 1 g in 25 mL of D5W over 30 minutes.
• 1030: The antibiotic infusion stops, and the nurse resumes the IV fluid of 0.45% Normal saline at 100 mL/hr.
• 1100: The physician orders the insertion of an NG tube and intermittent suction. The nurse inserts the NG tube and connects it to intermittent suction.
• 1530: The patient voids another 350 mL and 200 mL. The nurse checks the NG tube canister and records the output for the shift as 300 mL.

Calculate the patient's total intake from 0700 to 1530.

A nurse is assessing a patient and notes that the patient is experiencing hypoxia.
Which of the following patient signs would indicate that the patient has hypoxia? Select all that apply.

A nurse is teaching a home care client and the family about using prescribed oxygen. What is a critical factor in regard to safety that must be included in teaching?

The nurse performed an assessment on a patient's upper extremities. All findings were within normal limits. Which reflects the most accurate and complete terminology used when documenting these normal results?

Which of the following is the best example of a measurable client goal? The clientwill: