A nurse is caring for a client who has pancreatitis and has been receiving total parenteral nutrition.

Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse monitor for overall nutritional status?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate.

The client reports bladder spasms and the nurse observes decreased urinary output.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A community health nurse is reviewing home care instructions with an older adult client who has a new diagnosis of heart failure.

Which of the following is the priority topic for the nurse to review with the client?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving radiation.

The client reports nausea since the therapy was initiated.

Which of the following considerations should the nurse include when planning the client's meals?

A nurse is assessing a client who has heart failure.

Which of the following client statements should indicate to the nurse that the client needs a referral for cardiac rehabilitation?

A nurse is assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of diverticulitis and reports that he uses multiple complementary and alternative healing therapies.

Which of the following complementary therapies should the nurse identify as contraindicated for the client?

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is to undergo open heart surgery.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider as a contraindication to receiving heparin?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client and their partner about performing peritoneal dialysis at home.

When discussing peritonitis, which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as the earliest indication of this complication?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has status epilepticus.

Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority to include?

A nurse is providing instructions about foot care for a client who has peripheral arterial disease.

The nurse should identify which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching.

A nurse on an oncology unit is caring for a client who is receiving internal radiation therapy.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?