A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is to receive home oxygen therapy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a school-age child who was brought in by their parents and has scald burns to both hands and wrists. The nurse suspects physical abuse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is preparing to administer PRN pain medication to a client who has cholelithiasis and is experiencing moderate abdominal pain. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an appendectomy.

Vital Signs

1800:

Temperature 98.4° F (36.8° C) Heart rate 104/min

Respiratory rate 22/min

Blood pressure 142/80 mm Hg

O2 saturation 97% on room air

1800:

Client alert and oriented x 4

Skin warm and dry

Lungs clear on auscultation

Bowel sounds hypoactive in all four quadrants Urine clear yellow

Incisional dressing clean and dry

Client reports pain as 6 on a scale of 0 to 10

1815:

Morphine administered as prescribed

2000:

Temperature 98.4° F (36.8° C) Heart rate 110/min Respiratory rate 24/min

Blood pressure 158/88 mm Hg O2 saturation 93% on room air

Which of the following 4 client findings should the nurse report to the provider?

A nurse is caring for a 2-month-old infant who has Hirschsprung disease (HD). Which of the following areas should the nurse assess for manifestations of HD?

(You will find hot spots to select in the artwork below. Select only the hot spot that corresponds to your answer.)

A nurse manager is reviewing clients' rights with the nurses on the unit. The nurse manager should tell the nurses that informed consent promotes which of the following ethical principles?

A nurse is preparing to teach about dietary management to a client who has Crohn's disease and an enteroenteric fistula. Which of the following nutrients should the nurse instruct the client to decrease in their diet?

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking valproic acid for seizure control. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor and report?

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

Nurses' Notes

Day 1, 1300:

Client admitted following a suicide attempt. Client's family reports client has not left bedroom in 1 week. Client previously. diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Client reports feeling excessively tired and light-headed. Allergies: Client's family reports allergy to SSRIS (angioedema) and penicillin (anaphylaxis).

1600:

Client has been sleeping in their room since admission. Flat affect noted.

For each potential provider's prescription, click to specify if the potential prescription is anticipated or contraindicated for the client.

A nurse is admitting a client to the psychiatric unit after attempting suicide. The client states, "My family does not care whether I live or die." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is preparing to transfer a client from the ICU to the medical floor. The client was recently weaned from mechanical ventilation following a pneumonectomy. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the change-of-shift report?