A nurse is preparing a patient for a sigmoidoscopy.
In which of the following positions should the nurse place the patient?

A nurse is reviewing prescriptions from the provider. The prescriptions include:

Provider’s Prescriptions

• Obtain daily weight
• Obtain blood cultures x2
• Swab culture at AVF site
• Oxygen at 2 to 4 L nasal cannula for saturation less than 95%
• Initiate peripheral venous access
• Vancomycin 1 gram by intermittent IV bolus every 12 hr, infuse over 90 minutes
• Nutritional consult
• Acetaminophen 325 mg PO every 6 hr for temperature greater than 38.3 C (101° F)
• Diphenhydramine 25 mg PO every 6 hr

The nurse should first:

The nurse is continuing to assist in the care of the client.

For each data collection finding, specify if the finding on postoperative day 1 is consistent with hypovolemic shock or pulmonary embolism. Each finding may support more than one disease process or none at all. There must be at least one selection in every column. There does not need to be a selection in every row. Note: Each category must have at least one response option selected.

A nurse is assisting in the care of a 68-year-old male client in the postoperative unit. The client underwent a major abdominal surgery. The nurse should anticipate a provider prescription for a certain medication.

Please drag words from the choices below to fill in each blank in the following sentence: The nurse should anticipate a provider prescription for

A nurse in a provider’s office is caring for a 68-year-old male client who reports changes in activity tolerance, feeling tired all the time, and difficulty remembering things. The client also states they bruise easily.

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is most likely experiencing, what actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client’s progress.