A nurse is caring for a client admitted with a skull fracture.

Which of the following assessment findings should be of greatest concern to the nurse?

A nurse is teaching a client about the use of an incentive spirometer.

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

A nurse is preparing to administer piperacillin 3.375 g by intermittent IV bolus every 6 hr.

Available in piperacillin 3.375 g in dextrose 5% in water (DsW) 100 mL to infuse over 30 min.

The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has asthma and a new prescription for a metered-dose inhaler.

Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is teaching about food choices to a client who has chronic kidney disease and must limit potassium intake.

Which of the following choices should the nurse recommend as containing the least potassium?

A nurse is reviewing the medication list of a client who is being admitted with diabetes insipidus.

Which of the following medications places the client at an increased risk for developing diabetes insipidus?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood transfusion.

The nurse observes that the client has bounding peripheral pulses, hypertension, and distended jugular veins.

The nurse should anticipate administering which of the following prescribed medications?

A nurse is assessing a client who has cirrhosis.

Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client and their partner about performing peritoneal dialysis at home.

When discussing peritonitis, which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as the earliest indication of this complication?

A nurse is caring for a female client who has toxic shock syndrome.

Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has a central venous access device for intermittent infusions.

Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?