A nurse is changing the bed linen for a client who is on contact precautions. Which of the following personal protective equipment should the nurse wear?

A nurse is preparing a workshop on preventing common communicable and infectious diseases in the community. Which of the following prevention methods should the nurse include to target diseases that are transmitted directly?

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus and has a prescription for glipizide. Which of the following statements by the nurse best describes the action of glipizide?

A nurse in a community health clinic is explaining to staff members that a mutation of influenza has increased the communicability of the virus. Which of the following information should the nurse include to describe the effect of communicability of a virus?

A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department.

Click to highlight the findings in the transfer report that require immediate action by the nurse when the client arrives.

The client complains of fatigue, vertigo, and shortness of breath with daily activities.

Current vital signs are: blood pressure 86/46 mm Hg, pulse rate 100/min, respiratory rate 28/min. Oxygen saturation 94% on 2 L via nasal cannula. Client has an 18 g capped IV in the right antecubital space. There is a new prescription for 0.9% sodium chloride at 125 mL/hr. There is also a prescription for the transfusion of 2 units of packed RBCs; the first unit has been ordered from the blood bank. Oxygen is to be titrated to maintain an oxygen saturation of 92%.

A nurse is assessing a client who has a long history of smoking and suspected of having laryngeal cancer. The nurse should anticipate that the client will report that her earliest manifestation was

A nurse is discussing individual client factors that influence developing a communicable or infectious disease with a peer. Which of the following factors could increase a client's risk for contracting a communicable or infectious disease?

A nurse is changing the bed linen for a client who is on contact precautions. Which of the following personal protective equipment should the nurse wear?

A hospice nurse is caring for a client who has terminal cancer and takes PO morphine for pain relief. The client reports that he had to increase the dose of morphine this week to obtain pain relief. Which of the following scenarios should the nurse document as the explanation for this situation?

A nurse is preparing to perform hand hygiene. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is reviewing the record of a client who has a new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and an A1C of 9. The client has attended multiple workshops about diabetes management but reports not using the meal plan to assist with nutrition and feels unmotivated to start an exercise regimen. According to the Theory of Reasoned Action/Planned behavior, which of the following explains the likelihood of this client having good outcomes in follow-up clinic visits?