A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who requires droplet precautions due to influenza. Which nursing action should be completed?

The health care provider ordered a urine specimen for culture and sensitivity. After the nurse collects the specimen, the client asks, "When will I know the results of the test?" Which of the following is the best response?

A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who requires droplet precautions due to influenza. Which nursing action should be completed?

A nurse is attending a continuing education course about communicable diseases. During which phase does the client develop non-specific symptoms such as malaise, fever, and body aches?

A nurse is preparing to administer 400 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride IV over 8 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtts/min? Label your answer.

The nurse is caring for several clients on a hospital's surgical unit. Which of the following clients are at greatest risk for developing an infection?

A client asks the nurse what is meant by the term benign. Which response by the nurse is best?

A 57-year old female client is admitted to the hospital with left upper arm open wound infection (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA]) and cellulitis.

Indicate whether the nursing actions listed below are Indicated (appropriate or necessary). Contraindicated (could be harmful), or Non-essential (make no difference or are not necessary) for the client's care at this time.

A nurse is completing a head-to-toe assessment on a client who is 3 days post-operative from a right mastectomy. Which of the following should the nurse recognize as a sign of possible infection? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a client who reports a severe sore throat, pain when swallowing, and swollen lymph nodes. The client is experiencing which of the following stages of infection?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a wound infection. Wound cultures identify the infecting organism as vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Which type of precautions should the health care team initiate?