A nurse is preparing to administer Ringer's lactate by continuous IV infusion at 120 mL/hr. The drop factor of 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 working with a woman who has been diagnosed with severe fibrocystic breast disease. After describing the medications that can be used as treatment, the nurse determines that additional teaching is needed when the client identifies which drug as being used?

A pregnant woman diagnosed with syphilis comes to the clinic for a visit. The nurse discusses the risk of transmitting the infection to her newborn, explaining that this infection is transmitted to the newborn through the:

A laboratory technician arrives to draw blood for a complete blood count (CBC) for a client who had a right-sided mastectomy 8 hours ago. The client has an intravenous line with fluid infusing in her left antecubital space. To obtain the blood specimen, the technician places a tourniquet on the client's right arm. Which action by the nurse would be most appropriate?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about self-care with a client who has pelvic inflammatory disease. The client does not speak English. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?

Assessment of a female client reveals a thick, white vaginal discharge. She also reports intense itching and dyspareunia. Based on these findings, the nurse would suspect that the client has:

A nurse in the ambulatory surgery center is providing discharge teaching to a client who had a dilation and curettage (D&C) following a spontaneous miscarriage. Which of the following should be included in the teaching?

A client with trichomoniasis is to receive metronidazole. What should the nurse instruct the client to avoid while taking this drug?

A nurse is preparing a class discussion on the clinical manifestations of a heart attack observed in women. Which symptoms would the nurse include as key assessment data? Select all that apply.

While obtaining a health history from a male adolescent during a good check-up, the nurse assesses his sexual behavior and risk for sexually transmitted infections. Based on the information, the nurse plans to teach the adolescent about using a condom. What statement would the nurse include in the teaching plan?

A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has pelvic inflammatory disease as a consequence of a sexually transmitted infection and will need intravenous antibiotic therapy. The client tells the nurse, "My parents think I am a virgin. I don't think I can tell them I have this kind of an infection." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?