A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about anesthesia. The nurse should include that an epidural is an example of which of the following types of anesthesia?

A nurse is caring for a client who experiences anaphylactic shock in response to the administration of penicillin. Which of the following medications should the nurse administer first?

A nurse is caring for a client who is newly-admitted and has angina. The client asks the nurse, "Why am I taking nitroglycerin?" Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is assisting in explaining the pathophysiology of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) to a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following statements by the nurse is accurate?

This surgery is a more extensive procedure than a biopsy. It usually requires opening a body cavity to diagnose and to find out the extent of a disease process.

A nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who has rheumatoid arthritis and a new prescription for aspirin 650 mg orally every 6 hr. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects of aspirin therapy?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to help prevent an incisional infection?

A nurse is reviewing the client's medical record and notices a family history of malignant hyperthermia. In which of the following sections of the SBAR communication tool should the nurse include this information when completing handoff to the surgical team?

A nurse is reinforcing preoperative teaching about pain management using a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) system with a client. Which of the following three statements should the nurse include?

A nurse is preparing to administer morphine 15 mg subcutaneously. The amount available is morphine injection 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is reinforcing infection control practices for hand hygiene with a group of unit nurses. Which of the following information should the nurse reinforce in the teaching?