A nurse is caring for a client.

Exhibits

Complete the following sentence by using the lists of options.

The client is at risk of developing

____1__

due to the client

___2___

.

A community health nurse is working with a family that is struggling to adapt following the loss of a family member. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is developing a nutritional care plan for a client who has COPD and severe dyspnea. To promote intake, which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is assessing a client who has histrionic personality disorder. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?

A nurse working in the emergency department (ED) is admitting a client.

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Nurses' Notes

Day 1, 1030:

Client reports feeling short of breath, productive cough with yellow sputum, and pleuritic chest pain. Runny nose, myalgia along with headache for the past 3 days. "I woke up feeling worse and started to feel nauseated and couldn't eat my breakfast, so I thought I should come in." Client reports pleuritic chest pain as 6 on a scale of 0 to 10. Skin is moist. Lungs sounds are diminished in lower lobes with crackles. Bowel sounds are normoactive in all quadrants. Last bowel movement this morning. Reports no difficulty urinating. Reports nausea with no vomiting. Able to move all extremities. Pedal pulses present +2. Client is oriented to person, place, and time.

A nurse is planning to delegate the fasting blood glucose testing for a client who has diabetes mellitus to an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has a newly implanted implantable cardioverter/defibrillator. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is admitting a client to a medical-surgical unit. When performing medication reconciliation for the client, which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in the active phase of labor and has decided to have a natural childbirth. Which of the following pain management techniques should the nurse suggest?

A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has a new prescription for haloperidol. Which of the following adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to report to the provider?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who is actively bleeding from a stab wound to the thigh. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?