A nurse is attending to a client experiencing hypovolemic shock.

What findings should the nurse anticipate?

The nursing assistant is delivering patient meals.

What meal should the nurse expect to be delivered to a patient who had gastric bypass surgery the day before?

A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin palmitate 225 mg PO to a client.

Available is clindamycin palmitate oral suspension 75 mg/5 mL.

How many ml’s should the nurse administer?

The nurse is caring for an 85-year-old patient with septic shock.

What should the nurse consider when repositioning this patient?

A nurse is attending to a client who has suffered a basal skull fracture.

During the morning hygiene care, the nurse observes a thin clear drainage coming from the client’s right nostril.

What should be the nurse’s immediate action?

A patient with aplastic anemia is scheduled to receive an injection of erythropoietin (Epogen). The patient inquires about the purpose of the injection.

How should the nurse respond?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client.

• At 1600, the nurse administered an antibiotic as prescribed.
• At 1630, the nurse noted that the client’s bilateral breath sounds were clear and present throughout.
• The client reports itching on the chest and has urticaria over the chest and trunk.
• The client states they are having difficulty swallowing and feel as if there is a lump in their throat.
• The nurse hears bilateral breath sounds with scattered wheezing throughout.

What should the nurse do next?

Following an explosion at a local chemical lab, several people have sustained burns and are now in the triage area.

Which patient should be attended to first?

A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client about how to care for a newly created ileal conduit.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

Which of the following conditions could potentially lead to a gastrointestinal bleed? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following nursing interventions should the nurse utilize when administering Dilantin (phenytoin) in a patient who has a known seizure disorder?