A nurse is providing education in a community setting to several clients taking daily calcium supplements and encourages them to drink 2,500 mL of fluid daily. The nurse explains that this intervention is important to prevent which complication?

A nurse cares for a client with a serum potassium of 5.4 mEq/L. The nurse should anticipate a prescription order for what medication?

A nurse working in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) is caring for a post-operative client that just had pelvic surgery. The nurse anticipates assessing for what post-operative complaint related to spinal anesthesia?

A nurse is admitting a client who reports persistent nausea, vomiting, and weakness for three days. The client has dry oral mucous membranes, weak peripheral pulses, and decreased skin turgor. What additional assessment findings should the nurse identify as manifestations related to the fluid imbalance? (Select All That Apply)

To promote effective coughing, deep breathing, and ambulation in the postoperative client, what nursing action is most important?

After receiving the change of shift report, the nurse reviews the electronic health record for each client. What client should the nurse see first?

A nurse is caring for a client receiving continuous enteral feedings via a gastrostomy tube. Which nursing intervention is most important to help prevent aspiration?

The nurse is assessing a 60-year-old client who is 6 hours postoperative from colon resection surgery. Immediate postoperative vital signs were BP 126/78 mmHg, HR 80 bpm, RR 13, and Temp 98.9°F. Current vital signs are BP 105/60 mm Hg, HR 120 bpm, RR 21, and Temp 99.1°F. His skin is pale and cool, and his total urine output is 125 mL over 6 hours. What nursing action is most appropriate?

A nurse is assessing a newly admitted client with a history of chronic heart failure who has new onset confusion after forgetting to take his medications for a few days. The client has peripheral edema, mild shortness of breath, and bilateral crackles in the lung bases. Which of the following assessments is the priority for the nurse?

After having an intravenous (IV) line in place for 72 hours, a client complains of tenderness, burning, and swelling. Assessment of the IV site reveals a cord-like vein and a reddened streak. The nurse identifies that these findings indicate what complication?

A nurse asks the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to assist in determining the fluid status of a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse delegate to the UAP? (Select All That Apply)