A nurse is preparing to remove an NG tube for a patient.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a patient receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The glucose is 72 mg/dL, chloride is 100 mEq/L, sodium is 138 mEq/L, and potassium is 3.0 mEq/L. What action should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is reinforcing infection control practices for hand hygiene with a group of unit nurses.
Which of the following information should the nurse reinforce in the teaching?

An LPN is reviewing the laboratory test results for a client who has an elevated temperature.

The nurse should identify which of the following findings is a manifestation of dehydration.

Select all that apply.

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit suspects that several patients have Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) when they all develop watery diarrhea.

What actions should the nurse plan to take while waiting for the patients’ lab results?

A nurse is assisting with teaching a client about dietary choices.
Which of the following should be included in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a 20-year-old college student with a 2-year history of bulimia nervosa. The student tells the nurse, “I know my eating binges and vomiting are not normal, but I can’t do anything about them.”. What would be a therapeutic response from the nurse?

A nurse is caring for a client who has acute dehydration and is receiving IV fluids.
Which of the following laboratory values indicates to the nurse that the current treatment regimen is effective?

A nurse is caring for a child who has acute diarrhea and reports that he is thirsty.
Which of the following fluids should the nurse give the child?

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is postoperative following peritoneal lavage for peritonitis.

The client has a nasogastric tube to low-intermittent suction and closed-suction drains in place.

Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?