A nurse is assessing a client's ability to swallow. Which of the following, when selected by the nurse, indicates an understanding of the cranial nerve that tests the ability to swallow?

After taking orlistat for one week, a female client tells the home health nurse that she is experiencing increasingly frequent oily stools and flatus. Which action should the nurse take?

What 2 labs would be most appropriate for this client to complete on their return visit?

Prior to administering oral doses of calcitriol and calcium carbonate to a client with hypoparathyroidism, the nurse notes that the client's total calcium level is 14 mg/dL (3.5 mmol/L). Which action should the nurse implement?

Reference Range:

Total Calcium [Reference Range: Adult 9 to 10.5 mg\/dL or 2.25 to 2.62 mmol\/L]

The nurse reviews the lab values.

What questions can the nurse ask the client based on the lab results? Select all that apply.

Patient Data

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statement(s) by selecting from the lists of options provided.

The nurse should expect for the insulin lispro to start working at

The nurse initiates an infusion of piperacillin-tazobactam for a client with a urinary tract infection. Five minutes into the infusion, the client reports not feeling well. Which client manifestation should the nurse identify as a reason to stop the infusion?

A male client with a history of heart failure (HF) complains of heartburn when he lies down after dinner.

The home health nurse should encourage the client to talk to the healthcare provider about using which over-the-counter medication to relieve this problem?

Find information about a client below.

The client is in the provider’s office for a physical. He states that he has been monitoring his blood pressure, but it is continuing to go up.

The physician has given the client a prescription for captopril.

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statement(s) by selecting from the lists of options provided.

Captopril is a

The nurse is administering the muscle relaxant baclofen by mouth (PO) to a client diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

The healthcare provider prescribes the antibiotic tetracycline HCI for an adult client that arrived at an outpatient clinic. Which instruction should the nurse include in the teaching plan for this client?