A nurse is preparing to collect a sputum specimen from a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department.

Select the 4 interventions nurse should take.

A nurse is obtaining care for a clieture of a newborn. Which of the following sites should the nurse use?

A nurse is caring for an older adult client in a rehabilitation facility.

Select 1 condition and 1 client finding to fill in each blank in the following sentence.

The client may be prescribed

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is teaching a client about nonpharmacological pain management during labor. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a stool culture that is positive for Clostridium difficile. Which of the following infection control precautions should the nurse take?

A nurse working in the emergency department (ED) is admitting a client.

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

Nurses' Notes

Day 1, 1030:

Client reports feeling short of breath, productive cough with yellow sputum, and pleuritic chest pain. Runny nose, myalgia along with headache for the past 3 days. "I woke up feeling worse and started to feel nauseated and couldn't eat my breakfast, so I thought I should come in." Client reports pleuritic chest pain as 6 on a scale of 0 to 10. Skin is moist. Lungs sounds are diminished in lower lobes with crackles. Bowel sounds are normoactive in all quadrants. Last bowel movement this morning. Reports no difficulty urinating. Reports nausea with no vomiting. Able to move all extremities. Pedal pulses present +2. Client is oriented to person, place, and time.

A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a client.

For each potential provider's prescription, click to specify if the potential prescription is anticipated or contraindicated for the client. There must be at least 1 selection in every row. There does not need to be a selection in every column.

A nurse is caring for a 9-year-old child at a clinic.

The nurse reviews the assessment findings.

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Assessment

Respirations easy and unlabored. Abdomen non-distended. Right forearm and fingers are edematous. Ecchymotic area noted on outer aspect of the forearm. Radial pulse +2. Fingers slightly cool to touch. Child can move fingers and reports a mild "tingling" sensation. Child verbalizes a pain level of 4 on a scale of 0 to 10. Multiple areas of bruising are noted on lower extremities in various stages of healing.

Vital Signs

Temperature 36.8° C (98.2° F)

Heart rate 102/min Respiratory rate 22/min

BP 100/60 mm Hg

Oxygen saturation 98% on room air

A nurse is preparing to administer dopamine hydrochloride 4 mcg/kg/min via continuous infusion. Available is dopamine hydrochloride in a solution of 800 mg in a 250 mL bag. The client weighs 80 kg. The nurse should set the IV infusion 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 caring for a 9-year-old child at a clinic.

The nurse should determine that the assessment findings are consistent with which of the following conditions?

For each potential condition, click to specify if the assessment findings are consistent with a sprain, a fracture, or a dislocation. Each finding may support more than 1 condition.