A nurse is caring for a school-age child who is taking valproic acid. The nurse should expect the provider to order which of the following diagnostic tests?

A nurse is assessing a client who has obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is preparing to administer PRN pain medication to a client who has cholelithiasis and is experiencing moderate abdominal pain. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer?

A charge nurse is speaking with the partner of a client. The partner states that the client is not receiving adequate care. Which of the following actions should the charge nurse take first to resolve the situation?

A nurse is providing teaching about digoxin administration to the parents of a toddler who has heart failure. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in labour and notes that the umbilical cord is prolapsed. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse in an outpatient mental health facility is assessing a child who has autism spectrum disorder. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

These are the medical report: Abdomen soft, no palpable mass, bowel sounds heard. 

Temperature 97.7°F, Urine specific gravity 1.035, albumin 4.5 mg/L, prealbumin 25 mg/dL and potassium 4.2 mg/dL

The nurse is assessing the adolescent 4 hr following fasciotomy. Highlight the findings below that indicate the adolescent's condition is improving.

Admission Assessment

1400:

Adolescent brought to emergency department by parents following a fall while skateboarding. Adolescent reports pain in their right leg as 10 on a scale of 0 to 10 and is unable to bear weight.

Adolescent is awake, alert, and oriented x 3. Lungs clear, respirations even and regular. S1 and S2 with regular rate and rhythm. Abdomen soft and nontender with active bowel sounds in all four quadrants. Right lower extremity with open wound and displaced bone. Right lower extremity pulse +1, extremity cool to touch, edema present, capillary refill 4 seconds.

Nurses' Notes 2300:

Adolescent is drowsy and reports nausea. Respirations shallow. Lungs clear. Unproductive cough present. S1 and S2 with regular rate and rhythm. Abdomen soft and nontender with hypoactive bowel sounds in all four quadrants. Right lower extremity fasciotomy, dressing clean, dry, and intact. Extremity pulse +3. Capillary refill 2 seconds. Right extremity is warm to the touch. Adolescent reports no numbness or tingling. Adolescent reports pain as 2 on a scale of 0 to 10.

A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 hr postpartum.

Nurses' Notes

1200:

Large amount of lochia rubra noted on perineal pad. Fundus boggy at two fingerbreadths above the umbilicus. Oxytocin 20 units being administered via continuous JV infusion.

1215:

Large amount of lochia rubra with several large clots noted. Client reports feeling anxious. Skin cool and clammy. Provider notified.

Select the 6 actions the nurse should take.

A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 50 micrograms to a client. Available is levothyroxine 0.025 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?

(Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)