A new patient is admitted to a medical unit with Clostridium difficile (C-diff). Which type of precautions or isolation should the nurse apply for this patient?

The nurse is assisting with the insertion of a nasogastric tube into a client. The nurse should place the client in which position for insertion?

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?

The nurse is teaching a post-operative client about the purpose of their surgical drain. The nurse should include in this teaching which of the following statements regarding the purpose of the Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain?

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?

A nurse notes that a client is confused, impulsive, and unstable with mobility. The nurse fears the client is in danger of harming themselves so they ask for a sitter to stay at the bedside to keep the client company and minimize the risk for falls. What ethical principle is the nurse demonstrating?

A new nurse understands that documentation guidelines are important to ensure accuracy. The nurse would perform which of the following documentation guidelines? Select all that apply.

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 performing a physical assessment of a patient who is experiencing fluid volume excess. Upon examination of the patient's legs, the nurse documents: Pitting edema; 8-mm pit. Pit remained for 4 minutes after pressing. What grade of edema has this nurse documented?

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?