A nurse is in the hallway assisting a patient to ambulate and hears an alarm sound. What is the best next step for the nurse to take?

A patient is experiencing a subjective sense of numbing and a reduced awareness of surroundings. The patient is experiencing what ego defense mechanism?

A family is grieving after learning of a family member's accidental death. The transplant coordinator requests to talk with the family about possible organ and tissue donation. The nurse recognizes that:

The nurse is caring for a patient who refuses "AM care". When asked why, the patient tells the nurse that she always bathes in the evening. The nurse should:

The patient expresses his attraction to the nurse who is caring for him. The patient asks the nurse for her phone number. How should the nurse first attempt to handle the situation?

Of the following interventions, which would be the most important for preventing skin impairment in a mobile patient with local nerve damage?

The patient is brought to the Emergency Department with possible injury to the left shoulder. Which area will the nurse assess to best determine joint mobility?

When making rounds, the nurse finds a patient who is not able to sleep because of surgery in the morning. Which therapeutic response is most appropriate?

The nurse is caring for a patient with an incision. Which of the following actions would best indicate an understanding of medical and surgical asepsis?

The nurse is caring for a hospitalized patient. Which of the following behaviors alerts the nurse to consider the need for restraint?

The patient has been in bed for several days and needs to be ambulated. Before ambulation, the nurse: