A peripheral IV (PIV) is started in the left hand with a 20-gauge catheter.

Lab specimens are drawn.

IV fluids of lactated Ringer's started infusing at 75 mL/hour.

Contractions are now every 4 minutes, lasting 45 seconds.

Mother says they are getting more painful.

She and her husband are instructed on slow breathing and relaxation techniques.

Husband will assist with her breathing.

Client is instructed she can have pain medication if she needs it until time for epidural.

A client with multiple sclerosis (MS) is receiving Interferon beta-1b 0.1875 mg SUBQ every other day.

The nurse reconstitutes the vial by slowly injecting 1.2 mL of diluent into the Interferon vial for a reconstituted solution of 0.25 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only.

If rounding is required, round to the nearest hundredth.)

The mother of a child with cerebral palsy (CP) asks the nurse if her child's impaired movements will worsen as the child grows. Which response provides the best explanation?

A nurse is caring for an 84-year-old female client in her home to establish home health care and perform an initial assessment.

A nurse is teaching a male adolescent recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) about self-injecting insulin.
Which approach is best for the nurse to use to evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching?

Page the admitting anesthesiologist STAT.

Following a bowel resection, a client's tympanic temperature was 97.6°F (36.4°C) on admission to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Thirty minutes later, the temperature is 101.6°F (38.7°C). Which intervention(s) should the nurse implement? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a 7-year-old male client who sustained a traumatic injury to the left leg after being struck by a lawnmower while playing outside.

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices area to specify which condition the client is most likely experiencing, two actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.

A nurse is admitting a client from the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) to the postoperative surgical care unit. Which prescription should the nurse implement first?

Scenario:

A nurse is caring for a 26-year-old gravida 2 para 1 female client in the labor and delivery unit. The client previously delivered vaginally three years ago under epidural anesthesia. Her current pregnancy has progressed normally with a weight gain of 28 lbs (12.7 kg) and no reported blood pressure issues. Group B Streptococcus screening is negative, and all pregnancy-related laboratory results, including rubella immunity, are within normal limits. The client has a blood type of O, Rh-positive.

The nurse teaches the client about the fetus's reaction to labor by:

Select the most appropriate options missing from the statements below. Describing heart rate patterns by

A client sustained a head injury when hit by a lead pipe two hours ago and is admitted for observation after the computerized tomography (CT) scan indicates that no spinal cord injury and no skull fractures are present.

When the client begins projectile vomiting, the nurse quickly turns the client's head to the side and administers ondansetron 4 mg IV as prescribed.

Reassessment indicates that the client's Glasgow coma score is 13 and the left pupil is dilated without reaction to light.

Which intervention(s) should the nurse implement? Select all that apply.

The psychiatric nurse is talking to a newly admitted client when another male client, who is diagnosed with antisocial behavior, intrudes on the conversation and tells the nurse, "I have to talk to you right now! It is very important!" How should the nurse respond to this client?