A nurse is educating a client after surgery for laryngeal cancer about a full liquid diet.

What selection made by a client indicates to a nurse that the teaching was effective?

A nurse is working with a colleague who frequently interrupts and dominates during patient care discussions. The nurse wants to address this behavior assertively to ensure effective teamwork.

Which response by the nurse demonstrates assertive behavior?

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who is being evaluated for a lung transplant.

What findings should a nurse expect when performing an initial physical assessment on a client diagnosed with COPD? Select all that apply.

A patient diagnosed with lung carcinoma is scheduled for a left pneumonectomy.

Which nursing intervention should be prioritized in the immediate postoperative period?

A nurse on a quality control committee is evaluating the effectiveness of recently implemented measures aimed at reducing medication errors.

Which methods should the nurse use to evaluate the success of the changes?

A new graduate nurse attends a seminar on Communication in Healthcare.

Which of the following are considered barriers to appropriate communication with clients? Select all that apply.

A patient reports that they avoid being around sick people, however, they have experienced repeated colds over the past several weeks.

A nurse should respond to the patient’s concern by providing which of the following teaching?

What condition is the patient most likely experiencing, what two actions should the nurse take to address that condition, and what two parameters should the nurse monitor to assess the patient’s progress?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has just returned to the unit following a bronchoscopy and requests coffee.

The nurse assesses that it is safe for the patient to resume oral liquids when which of the following behaviors is demonstrated?

A nurse is caring for a postoperative client experiencing shallow respirations and refusing to cough or get out of bed to the chair.

The nurse should educate the client about the increased risk of which complication?

A patient diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism is receiving a continuous Heparin infusion. Which findings should prompt the nurse to notify the healthcare provider?