A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes mellitus and is receiving long-acting daily insulin for blood glucose management. The nurse should anticipate administering which of the following types of insulin?

A nurse is caring for a client who is alert and oriented and is receiving continuous ECG monitoring. The cardiac rhythm strip shows a wavy baseline, no distinguishable P waves, and an increased heart rate. The nurse should identify the cardiac rhythm as which of the following?

A nurse is assessing a client who has a chest tube with a water seal drainage system. Upon assessment, the nurse notes tidaling in the water seal. Which of the following is an explanation for the tidaling?

A nurse is caring for a 9-year-old child at a clinic.

Select the 3 priority actions that the nurse should take.

The nurse is continuing to care for the client.

A nurse is evaluating the client's response to therapy. Which of the following recent findings indicate the client's condition has improved or not changed? For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding indicates that the client's condition has improved or has not changed.

A home care nurse is making a follow-up visit with a client who has COPD and is using a compressed oxygen system in his home. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A charge nurse is monitoring a newly licensed nurse who is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the procedure?

A community health nurse is working with a group of clients. The nurse practices the ethical principle of distributive justice by performing which of the following tasks?

A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has a newly implanted implantable cardioverter/defibrillator. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is reporting a client's laboratory tests to the provider to obtain a prescription for the client's daily warfarin. Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse plan to report to obtain the prescription for the warfarin?

A nurse working in the emergency department (ED) is admitting a client.

Click to highlight the findings that indicate the client is progressing in their plan of care. To deselect a finding, click on the finding again.

To deselect a finding, click on the finding again.

Nurses' Notes

Day 4, 1030:

Client states, "It is easier to breathe and I'm not as short of breath." Lung sounds still diminished with crackles. No wheezes detected. Client is on oxygen at 1 U/min via nasal cannula and oxygen saturation is 92%. Client reports pleuritic chest pain as 3 on a scale of 0 to 10. Cough is productive and sputum is yellow. Drinking 2 L per day. Voided 200 ml of clear yellow urine.