A nurse is caring for a 26-year-old female client who is in active labor in the labor and delivery unit.

The client has requested epidural anesthesia, and it has been administered to manage her pain during labor. The nurse is now monitoring her condition closely.

Exhibits

Select the 3 findings that would require immediate action from the nurse while the laboring mother is receiving epidural anesthesia.

An older adult client who cares for her husband at home has just learned that she needs to have knee replacement surgery.

She tells the nurse she is concerned about her inability to provide care to her husband while she recovers from surgery and attends physical therapy.

She has a friend who can drive her to and from her appointments once she is discharged, but cannot provide the care her husband needs.

How should the nurse respond to the client?

A nurse is caring for a 7-year-old male client who sustained a traumatic injury to the left leg after being struck by a lawnmower while playing outside.

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices area to specify which condition the client is most likely experiencing, two actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.

Which client is best to assign to the practical nurse (PN) who is assisting the registered nurse (RN) with the care of a group of clients?

The nurse is completing the admission assessment of a client with multiple sclerosis (MS). Which finding(s) should be reported to the healthcare provider immediately? Select all that apply.

An unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) leaves the unit without notifying the staff. In which order should the unit manager implement these interventions to address the UAP's behavior? (Place the actions in order from first on top to last on bottom.)

A nurse is caring for a female client, 84 years old, in the home environment. The client was recently hospitalized for an exacerbation of heart failure (HF) and moved in with her daughter after the hospitalization. Below is the information available to the nurse for interpretation:

A nurse is monitoring a client receiving a blood transfusion. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

The nurse is providing a nutrition class to a group of postmenopausal clients. Which food should the nurse emphasize to this group?

Page the admitting anesthesiologist STAT.

Following a bowel resection, a client's tympanic temperature was 97.6°F (36.4°C) on admission to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Thirty minutes later, the temperature is 101.6°F (38.7°C). Which intervention(s) should the nurse implement? Select all that apply.

The nurse is working on an infectious disease unit. Which client should be assigned to a room with negative airflow, while requiring personnel to use a particulate respirator mask, and requiring staff to observe airborne, as well as standard precautions?