A nurse on a medical-surgical unit suspects that several patients have Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) when they all develop watery diarrhea.

What actions should the nurse plan to take while waiting for the patients’ lab results?

A nurse is preparing to remove an NG tube for a patient.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Which of the following conditions should the nurse monitor the patient for as a complication of TPN?

A nurse is caring for a patient who receives intermittent enteral feedings through an NG tube.
Before administering a feeding, the nurse should measure the gastric residual for which of the following purposes?

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is postoperative following peritoneal lavage for peritonitis.

The client has a nasogastric tube to low-intermittent suction and closed-suction drains in place.

Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?

A nurse is collecting data on a client who has had diarrhea for several days.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a patient receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The glucose is 72 mg/dL, chloride is 100 mEq/L, sodium is 138 mEq/L, and potassium is 3.0 mEq/L. What action should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is caring for a patient in a long-term care facility who is receiving enteral feedings via an NG tube.
Which of the following actions should the nurse complete prior to administering the tube feeding? (Select all that apply)

An LPN is reviewing the laboratory test results for a client who has an elevated temperature.
The nurse should identify which of the following findings is a manifestation of dehydration? (Select all that apply)

A nurse is assigned care of a patient who has HIV.
Which of the following infection control precautions should the nurse plan to use while caring for this patient?