A nurse is caring for a client who has a diagnosis of alcohol withdrawal. Which serum laboratory value validates the client's admitting diagnosis? A serum:

The nursing assessment finding that represents the most serious indication of a client's deteriorating oxygenation status is:

On admission to the hospital, the nurse notes that the client has a sacral wound that is "yellow" in color. What wound treatment would the nurse expect the health care provider to order?

The nurse is administering an intramuscular injection to a 9 month old infant. What is the preferred injection site?

An advantage of delegation in client care is that:

The nurse is giving vancomycin to a client and must hold the dose until the results of the trough level are known. This term is associated with the point at which the:

When doing the client's skin assessment, the nurse notes a 3 cm area of partial thickness skin loss that looks like a blister on the client's sacral area. The nurse consults the wound care nurse, who stages the wound as a

A client must receive eyedrops bilaterally four times a day. The medication should be dropped onto which of the following areas?

The nurse receives the following order: "Ferrous sulfate 325 mg four times a day PO. Give on empty stomach." Even before researching, the nurse guesses that this is because the medication:

The nurse has applied a topical agent to the client's skin, and then applies an ice pack to the area. This is done to:

A nurse receives an order for blood, urine, stool and nasal cultures on a client with a high fever. Which prefix describes this order?