A nurse is caring for a client who had an abdominal hysterectomy. Which intervention best prevents postoperative thrombosis?

When planning nutritional interventions for a healthy 83-year-old man, the nurse recognizes what factor is most likely to affect his nutritional status?

A nurse reviews a client's laboratory report and notes that the client's serum phosphorus (phosphate) level is 1.8 mg/dL. Which condition most likely caused this serum phosphorus level?

A client with fluid retention is ordered hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide). The nurse provides education about possible electrolyte imbalances related to thiazide diuretic therapy. To help prevent thiazide-related complications, the client should be encouraged to consume foods and fluids that contain which electrolyte?

A nurse is assessing a client 12 hours following an emergency abdominal surgery. Which assessment finding requires prompt collaboration with the primary health care provider?

The client is NPO and is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) via a peripherally inserted central catheter. Which precautions should the nurse implement? (Select All That Apply)

The nurse is providing teaching to the client about the use of vitamins and supplements. The nurse would state that vitamin D has a major role in which process?

The nurse is educating a client on the use of oral ferrous sulfate. Which statement made by the client requires a need for further education?

The pharmacy just delivered the sustained-release opioid tablets newly prescribed for a client with a gastrostomy tube. What should the nurse do when preparing to provide this medication to the client?

The nurse is assessing a client in the post-anesthesia care unit. The client's vital signs are T 98°F, P 106, R 24, and BP 88/40. The client is awake and oriented x 3 and the skin is pale and damp. The client denies complaints of pain. What intervention should the nurse implement first?

The nurse is caring for a client who is being treated on the oncology unit with a diagnosis of lung cancer with bone metastases. The client reports a new onset of weakness with abdominal pain and further assessment suggests that the client likely has a fluid volume deficit. The nurse should recognize that this client may be experiencing which electrolyte imbalance?