A nurse is instructing a client's family members about feeding safety for a client who has dysphagia following a stroke.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has a long history of diabetes mellitus and is being admitted to the emergency department.

The client is confused, flushed, and with an acetone odor on the breath.

Diabetic ketoacidosis is suspected.

The nurse should anticipate using which of the following types of insulin to treat this client?

A nurse is monitoring a client who was admitted with a severe burn injury and is receiving IV fluid resuscitation therapy.

The nurse should identify a decrease in which of the following findings as an indication of adequate fluid replacement?

A nurse is reviewing discharge instructions with a client following a right cataract extraction. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is reviewing the serum laboratory findings for a client who has hypertension and is prescribed hydrochlorothiazide.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?.

A nurse is teaching a client who has fibrocystic breast condition (FBC) about strategies to minimize discomfort.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

During a routine physical examination, a nurse observes a 1-cm (0.4-in) lesion on a client's chest. The lesion is raised and flesh-colored with pearly, white borders.

The nurse should recognize that this finding is suggestive of which of the following types of skin cancer?

A nurse is caring for a middle adult female client who reports that her menstrual periods have become irregular and she has been having hot flashes.

The nurse should expect the client to have which of the following manifestations associated with early menopause?.

A nurse in a clinic is interviewing a client who has a possible diagnosis of endometriosis.

Which of the following findings in the client's history should the nurse recognize as consistent with a diagnosis of endometriosis?

A nurse in an ophthalmology clinic is interviewing a client who was referred by his primary care provider for suspicion of cataracts.

The nurse should expect the client to report:

A nurse is preparing to administer 10 units of regular insulin and 20 units of NPH insulin to a client who has diabetes mellitus.

When mixing the two types of insulin, which of the following actions should the nurse take first?