A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a stool test for occult. The nurse understands the purpose of the test is to check the stool for which of the following substances?

5 fl oz = ____mL

Reflex incontinence is associated with neurologic dysfunction and occurs when no warning or stress precedes periodic involuntary urination.

A client 80 years of age experienced dysphagia (impaired swallowing) in the weeks following a recent stroke, but the care team wishes to now begin introducing minced and pureed food. How should the nurse best position the client?

The nurse uses gait belts when assisting clients to ambulate. Which client would be a likely candidate for this assistive device?

A nurse is caring for a client who has urinary incontinence. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement to prevent the development of skin breakdown?

During the inspection of a client's abdomen, the nurse notes that it is visibly distended. The nurse should proceed with the client's abdominal assessment by next performing:

A wound care nurse has been consulted on a patient with multiple pressure wounds. The nurse comes across this heal wound. How should she document the following wound?

A nurse is assessing bowel sounds on post-operative day 2 abdominal surgery patients. He does not hear bowel sounds. What should the nurse conclude about his findings?

A nurse is assisting a client during ambulation when the client begins to fall. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

When measuring the size, depth, and wound tunneling of a client's stage 4 pressure injury, what action should the nurse perform first?