A nurse is planning to teach a group of newly licensed nurses about hypernatremia. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has heart failure and a new prescription for furosemide. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

A nurse is interviewing the partner of a client who was admitted in the manic phase of bipolar disorder. The partner states, “I don't know what to do. Everything has been happening so quickly.” Which of the following responses by the nurse is therapeutic?

A nurse is caring for a client who speaks a different language than the nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when communicating with the client?

A nurse on a postpartum unit is caring for a client.

Click to highlight the findings that require immediate follow-up. To deselect a finding, click on the finding again.

Vital Signs:

Postpartum day 3, 0815:

Temperature 38.2° C (100.8° F)

Heart rate 104/min

Respiratory rate 18/min

BP 108/70 mm Hg

SaO2 97% on room air

Nurses' Notes:

Postpartum day 3, 0815:

Client reports feeling unwell.

Lung sounds clear but diminished in the bases.

Client states breasts feel firm, heavy, and warm with moderate nipple discomfort while breastfeeding.

Uterus firm at 1 cm above the umbilicus and tender to palpation.

Fundus boggy but firmed with massage.

Moderate amount of dark brown, foul-smelling lochia noted.

Surgical incision well approximated with slight edema present; no redness or drainage noted.

No bowel movement since birth, hypoactive bowel sounds.

Diagnostic Results:

Postpartum day 3,0900:

Hemoglobin 11.1 g/dL (greater than 11 g/dL)

WBC count 33,000/mm3 (5,000 to 10,000/mm3)

A nurse is caring for a client in a clinic.

For each body system below, click to specify the adverse effect that the nurse should include in the teaching. Choose the most likely response for the dropdown(s) in the table below by choosing from the lists of options.

Note: Each drop down must have 1 response selected.

A nurse is assessing a client who presents to the labor and delivery unit reporting the onset of contractions. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of false labor?

A nurse is receiving a telephone prescription from a provider for a client who requires additional medication for pain control. Which of the following entries should the nurse make in the medical record?

The nurse continues to care for the client.

A nurse on the inpatient mental health unit is planning care for the client.

For each potential provider's prescription, click to specify if the prescription is anticipated or contraindicated for the client.

A nurse on a mental health unit is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the use of mechanical restraints. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is preparing to reposition a client who had a stroke. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?