A nurse is teaching a client about using transdermal scopolamine to treat motion sickness.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a child who reports being sexually abused by a family member. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a spinal cord injury.

Nurses' Notes 0600:

Adventitious lung sounds auscultated in lower lobes bilaterally. Spirometry encouraged. Cough productive for clear sputum.

1000:

Cough productive for clear sputum following incentive spirometry and coughing exercises. Face and neck flushed. Client reports headache.

Abdomen distended. Last bowel movement was 2 days ago with hard stool. Provider Prescriptions

Nifedipine 30 mg PO for blood pressure greater than 150/100 mm Hg and notify provider Acetaminophen 650 mg PO q4 hr PRN pain

For each potential nursing action, click to specify if the action is anticipated or contraindicated for the client.

A nurse is teaching a client who has chronic pain about avoiding constipation from opioid medications. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

The nurse continues to care for the client.

Nurses' Notes Day 1, 0900:

Client reports lower back pain and pinkish vaginal discharge. Uterine contractions every 8 minutes, palpate strong, duration 30 seconds.
FHR baseline 145, minimal variability.

Cervical exam indicates 2 cm, 50% effaced, 0 station. Membranes intact.
CBC and urinalysis collected and sent to lab. Day 1,0930:
Peripheral IV initiated. Provider prescriptions received and implemented. Day 1, 1000:
Client voided and reports pain and dicomfort upon urination. Client states, "I've noticed burning wife I urinate for the past 2 days."

Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.

A nurse is providing teaching to a client about the adverse effects of sertraline. Which of the following adverse effects should the nurse include?

A nurse is assessing a 2-year-old toddler. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a female client who requests a contraceptive diaphragm. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is caring for a client.

Nurses' Notes 0900:

Client reports a 3-month history of intermittent diarrhea and abdominal pain. Reports unintentional weight loss of 5.5 kg (12 lb) in 3 months.

0930:

Stool sample obtained for fecal occult blood test. Fatty appearance and foul odor noted.

For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, or Crohn's disease. Each finding may support more than 1 disease process.

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the partner of a client who has a tracheostomy. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is postoperative following the surgical repair of a detached retina. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?