A newly hired unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is assigned to a home healthcare team along with two experienced UAPs.

Which intervention should the home health nurse implement to ensure adequate care for all clients?

After an unsuccessful resuscitation attempt, the nurse calls the family of the deceased.

The family wish to see the body before it is taken to the funeral home.

Which intervention(s) should the nurse take to prepare the body before the family enters the room? (Select all that apply.).

A client with bleeding esophageal varices receives vasopressin intravenously (IV). Which adverse effect should the nurse monitor for during the IV infusion of this medication?

A client with diabetic peripheral neuropathy has been taking pregabalin for 4 days.
Which finding indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?

The nurse on the medical-surgical unit is receiving a transfer report from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse for a client who had an exploratory laparotomy.

The PACU nurse provides the following information: "1000 mL normal saline is infusing at 125 mL/hr into the left wrist with 600 mL remaining.

Ondansetron 4 mg intravenously every 8 hours is prescribed for nausea.

The last dose was administered at 0700.

The client is currently describing pain at a level 2 on a 0 to 10 pain scale.

The client has a prescription for hydromorphone 1 mg intravenously every 2 hours as needed for pain.

The last dose was administered at 1000." Which additional information should the PACU nurse report?

While changing a client's postoperative dressing, the nurse observes purulent drainage at the site.
Before reporting this finding to the healthcare provider, the nurse should note which of the client's laboratory values?

A client is admitted to the intensive care unit with diabetes insipidus due to a pituitary gland tumor.

Which potential complication should the nurse monitor closely?

A child who weighs 55 pounds receives a prescription for cefotaxime 150 mg/kg/day intravenously in divided doses every 6 hours.
How many mg should the nurse administer each day?

After inflating a blood pressure cuff and releasing the valve, the nurse hears silence followed by a Korotkoff sound.
Which action should the nurse take next?

After years of struggling with weight management, a middle-age man is evaluated for gastroplasty.

He has experienced difficulty with managing his diabetes mellitus and hypertension, but he is approved for surgery.

Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in this client's plan of care?

The mother of a child with cerebral palsy (CP) asks the nurse if her child's impaired movements will worsen as the child grows.

Which response provides the best explanation?