A nurse is caring for a preschooler immediately following a tonsillectomy and notices the child swallowing frequently.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is reinforcing home safety instructions with the guardian of an 18-month- old toddler.
Which of the following responses by the guardian indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is collecting data from a client prior to administration of verapamil. Which of the following findings indicates a need to withhold the medication?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about HbA1c with a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who is at 29 weeks of gestation.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a potential indication of a prenatal complication?

A charge nurse at a long-term care facility ensures that the workload is distributed equally among staff when making assignments.
Which of the following ethical principles is the nurse upholding?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has recently stopped smoking.
Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as a manifestation of acute nicotine withdrawal?

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client who has hearing loss. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is planning care for a client who is 1 day postoperative following abdominal surgery.
Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel?

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is postoperative following a below-the-knee amputation.
Which of the following strategies should the nurse include to help the client progress toward acceptance of this body image alteration?

A nurse is reviewing a client’s laboratory results prior to administering the client’s medications. The nurse notes that the client’s lithium level is 2.0 mEq/L.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?