A nurse is teaching a home care client and the family about using prescribed oxygen. What is a critical factor in regard to safety that must be included in teaching?

The nurse is preparing to assess a client's oral temperature. The nurse should plan to place the thermometer probe in which area of the client's mouth?

A dietitian is providing an in-service for the nurses on a medical-surgical unit. During the in-service, the dietitian informs the group that there are six classes of nutrients, and three supply the body with energy. Which of the following are the three energy supplying nutrients?

A nurse is performing a head to toe assessment on a client. Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse recognize as requiring an immediate action and would be the first priority when addressing a patient health problem?

A nurse is managing a patient's fluids and outputs over a shift. Here are the details:

• 0700: The nurse starts an IV of 0.45% Normal saline infusing at 100 mL/hr.
• 0900: The patient has coffee-ground emesis (vomit) measuring 300 mL.
• 1000: The nurse stops the IV of 0.45% Normal saline to administer an IV antibiotic. The antibiotic administered is Kefzol 1 g in 25 mL of D5W over 30 minutes.
• 1030: The antibiotic infusion stops, and the nurse resumes the IV fluid of 0.45% Normal saline at 100 mL/hr.
• 1100: The physician orders the insertion of an NG tube and intermittent suction. The nurse inserts the NG tube and connects it to intermittent suction.
• 1530: The patient voids another 350 mL and 200 mL. The nurse checks the NG tube canister and records the output for the shift as 300 mL.

Calculate the patient's total intake from 0700 to 1530.

A patient has been prescribed a clear liquid diet. What food or fluids will be served?

For a client at a high risk of aspiration, the nurse anticipates that there will be goals and interventions (taking action) related to safety observations during:

A nurse is implementing interventions to prevent a patient from developing Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) in the legs by applying a pneumatic or sequential compression device (SCD's). Which explanation would the nurse give the patient in regards to how this device works?

The home health nurse notes the client has gained 5 pounds overnight and has increased edema in the lower extremities. The nurse is calling the physician to obtain an order over the phone for furosemide medication. The physician gives an order and the nurse enters the order in the client's medical record. What will the nurse do next after writing down the order?

The physician orders penicillin G 1,000,000 units IM. The label on the vial of powdered penicillin G reads to reconstitute with 1.6 mL of sterile water to achieve a concentration of 5,000,000 units/mL.

How many mL will the nurse give to the client for the ordered dose?

A nurse is beginning a complete bed bath for a client. After preparing the client by removing the client's gown and placing a bath blanket over him, which of the following areas should the nurse wash first?