A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant.

Nurses' Notes 1000:

The client reports repeated episodes of vomiting and two episodes of diarrhea in past 24 hr. Client is at 18 weeks of gestation and reports a history of nausea and vomiting for the past 12 weeks.

1015:

IV fluids initiated. Prochlorperazine administered via intermittent IV bolus.

1100:

Client reports improvement in nausea. Ice chips provided. Client voided 50 mL of dark yellow urine.

The nurse is providing discharge teaching to the client.

For each discharge instruction, specify if each action is recommended or contraindicated for the client.

A nurse is preparing to initiate IV access for an older adult client. Which of the following sites should the nurse select when initiating the IV for this client?

A nurse is providing teaching about advance directives to a middle adult client. Which of the following client responses indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is planning to delegate client care tasks to an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following tasks should the nurse plan to delegate to the AP?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a continuous heparin infusion. Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse review prior to adjusting the client's heparin?

A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's 1,500 mL IV to infuse at 50 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to replace a client's transdermal fentanyl patch after 72 hr of use. After the nurse opens the packet containing the new pouch, the client declines to accept it. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nurse is continuing to care for the adolescent.

Provider Prescriptions 1415:

X-ray of right leg shows open fracture of the right proximal tibia

Surgery consult

Morphine 4 mg IV every 2 hr as needed for pain.

The nurse is preparing the adolescent for the fasciotomy.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider prior to surgery?

A nurse is providing teaching to the guardians of a newborn about measures to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Which of the following guardian statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is teaching about how to suppress lactation with a client who is postpartum and bottle-feeding her newborn.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who has a history of seeking counseling for relationship problems. The client shows the nurse multiple superficial selfinflicted lacerations on their forearms.

The nurse should identify these behaviors as characteristics of which of the following personality disorders?