A nurse is developing a plan of care for an 80-year-old client who is postoperative. This client has a 38 pack-year smoking history. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan to prevent pulmonary complications?

A male client with chronic renal failure has a serum potassium level of 6.8 mEq/L. What should nurse Olivia assess first?

You are working in an outpatient gastroenterology clinic when, during an elective colonoscopy, after hearing anesthesia say that they "lost track of how much Fentanyl was given," a patient requires frequent, vigorous stimulation in order to respond. You quickly realize that this patient is grossly over-sedated. A patient in this state is said to be:

You previously cared for a 38-year-old woman who has a history of seizures after a traumatic emergency cesarean section. Today, you are working in the neurology clinic, and the patient comes in for a routine follow-up appointment. The patient says that because she has not had a seizure since she was in the hospital, she questions how long she will have to continue taking the phenytoin. Which is your best response?

Which of the following indicate to the nurse that lactulose is effective for an older adult who has advanced liver cirrhosis?

Which nursing intervention is important when providing care for a patient with sickle cell crisis?

Which of the following information should the nurse include when educating a client who has pulmonary edema as a result of a pre-existing cardiac condition? (Select all that apply)

The nurse receives a patient from the emergency department following administration of a fibrinolytic medication, TPA, for a large anterior wall myocardial infarction. The priority assessment for this patient would be which of the following?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of Crohn's disease. Which of the following statements by the nurse provides the most simplistic and non-medical description of the disorder?

Afterload is most accurately described by which of the following?

A nurse is caring for a client who has cirrhosis of the liver and is having difficulty eliminating alcohol consumption because many of their friends drink alcohol socially. Which of the following steps should the nurse include to motivate the client to change?