A nurse is caring for a client.

Exhibits

Complete the following sentence by using the lists of options.

The nurse understands that the patient has likely developed

______

and will need to be monitored for

_________

.

A nurse is caring for a client.

Complete the following sentence by using the lists of options.

The nurse understands that the patient has likely developed

A nurse is caring for a client who is near the end of life and is on complete bed rest. The client states that he needs to have a bowel movement, and the nurse offers a bed pan. The client states, "I've always used the bathroom." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

The nurse is continuing to care for the client.

Select words from the choices below to fill in each blank in the following sentence.

The client is at greatest risk for developing

A nurse is caring for a client.

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Nurses' Notes

0900:

Client who is at 38 weeks of gestation presents to the antepartum unit with uterine contractions, dark red vaginal bleeding, and abdominal pain that started approximately 45 min prior to arrival. Rates abdominal pain a 7 on a scale of 0 to 10. Client reports, "My blood pressure has been high during the pregnancy."

Home Medications: prenatal multivitamin, methyldopa 250 mg PO twice daily Physical Exam:

General: tearful, anxious

Cardiovascular: S1, S2, no murmur

Respiratory: bilateral breath sounds clear

Abdomen: Uterine hypertonicity with a board-like abdomen, tenderness noted upon palpation of left upper quadrant

FHR: 116/min, minimal variability noted

A nurse is planning care for a client who is scheduled to receive a transfusion of packed RBCs. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is caring for a client.

The nurse is caring for a client on the postpartum unit.

The nurse is caring for the client following an emergency cesarean birth. Which of the following findings indicate an improvement in the client's condition?

Select all that apply.

A nurse is preparing to administer dopamine hydrochloride 4 mcg/kg/min via continuous infusion. Available is dopamine hydrochloride in a solution of 800 mg in a 250 mL bag. The client weighs 80 kg. The nurse should set the IV infusion to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is caring for a client in an acute care setting.

Complete the following sentence by using the list of options.

The client is at risk for

A nurse is assessing a client following an esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

A nurse and an assistive personnel (AP) are assigned a group of clients on the unit. Which of the following clients should the nurse instruct the AP to report to the nurse?