A preoperative assessment finds a client to be 75 lb (34 kg) overweight. The client is to have abdominal surgery. What nursing concern will be used for care planning based on the client's weight?

The nurse is preparing to send a client to the operating room for an exploratory laparoscopy. The nurse recognizes that there is no informed consent for the procedure on the client's chart. The nurse informs the health care provider who is performing the procedure. The health care provider asks the nurse to obtain the informed consent signature from the client. What is the nurse's best action to the health care provider's request?

A client has been prescribed a clear liquid diet. Which food or fluids should the nurse serve the client?

A client asks a nurse if it is possible to contract a disease by donating blood. How would the nurse respond?

The nurse working at a long-term care facility supervises while the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) bathes an older adult client. The nurse determines the UAP requires intervention when the UAP:

The home health nurse is caring for an older adult client living alone at home who is incontinent of urine and changes the adult diaper (pad) daily. The nurse plans care based on which nursing concern?

The home health nurse is visiting an older adult client whose caregiver reports that the client has been anxious and disoriented in the morning. The caregiver also informs the nurse that the client gets up frequently to use the bathroom during the night. The client's current medications include hydralazine 75 mg by mouth daily, furosemide 40 mg by mouth daily, and potassium chloride 20 mEq by mouth daily. Which recommendation will the nurse provide the caregiver to decrease the disruption of sleep?

When assisting a client from the bed into a wheelchair, the nurse assesses the client on standing and notices the client is weak and unsteady. What would be the recommended nursing intervention in this situation?

A nurse is preparing to administer intravenous fluids, including accessing a vein. What is the most potentially harmful risk posed for the client when accessing the vein?

A client returning to the floor after orthopedic surgery is reporting nausea. The nurse is aware that an appropriate intervention is to:

A nurse manager is conducting an in-service education program for a group of staff nurses on developing cultural competence. The nurse manager determines that the educational program was successful based on which statement by the group?