A nurse is measuring an infant's head circumference and height. Which area is the nurse assessing?

Which characteristic tends to make a nurse the best communicators with patients?

An older-adult patient is wearing a hearing aid. Which technique should the nurse use to facilitate communication?

A 17-year-old patient, dying of heart failure, wants to have organs removed for transplantation after death. Which action by the nurse is correct?

A nurse is discussing the advantages of a nursing clinical information system. Which advantage should the nurse describe?

A nurse is preparing to teach patients. Which patient finding will cause the nurse to postpone a teaching session? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is administering a unit of RBC 350 mL over 3 hr to a client who has anemia. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is experiencing an ethical dilemma with a patient. Recognizing what information as a factor indicates the nurse has a correct understanding of the primary cause of ethical dilemmas?

A nurse is obtaining a history on an older adult. Which finding will the nurse most typically find?

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (NSS) 3000 mL IV to infuse over 24 hr. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is teaching a patient and family about quality of life. Which information should the nurse include in the teaching session about quality of life?