A nurse is preparing to administer gabapentin 900 mg PO once daily for a client who has neuropathic pain.

The amount available is gabapentin 300 mg/capsule.

How many capsules should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Use a leading zero if it applies.

Do not use a trailing zero.).

A nurse is caring for a client who reports an area of redness, warmth, tenderness, and pain in the right calf.

The nurse anticipates which of the following orders when notifying the provider of this finding?

A nurse is caring for a client following cataract surgery. Which of the following comments from the client should the nurse report to the client's provider?

A nurse is caring for a client who is unconscious and has a breathing pattern characterized by alternating periods of hyperventilation and apnea. The nurse should document that the client has which of the following respiratory alterations?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition via a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). When assessing the client, the nurse notes swelling of the client's arm above the PICC insertion site.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

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?

A nurse is teaching a client who has a new diagnosis of venous insufficiency.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse prepares to replace the nearly empty container of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for a client when she finds that there has been a delay in receiving the new container of solution from the pharmacy.

Which of the following solutions should the nurse infuse until the next container of TPN solution becomes available?

A nurse is caring for a client who has an indwelling urinary catheter.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent infection?

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 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?