A tracheostomy patient is experiencing regurgitation of tube feeding formula. What should be the nurse's first priority?

A home care nurse visits a client who is confined to bed and is cared for by an adult child with substance use disorder. The home is cluttered and unclean, and the nurse notes that the client is wet with urine and shows signs of dehydration. After caring for the client, the nurse contacts the health care provider and reports the incident to Adult Protective Services. What ethical principle is the nurse practicing?

You are explaining the ethical principles of nursing practice and the importance of upholding these principles to a group of junior nursing students. Which statement regarding the Code of Ethics for Nurses is most accurate?

The nurse is caring for a patient with liver dysfunction. What is the maximum dose of acetaminophen the patient should receive in 24 hours?

A 45-year-old recovering heroin abuser is status post lumbar fusion and is admitted to the intensive care unit for pain management isses related to a diagnosis of degenerative disk disease and associated peripheral neuropathy. The client who is currently prescribed oxycodone/paracetamol 5 mg/325 mg two tablets every 4 hours around the clock, gabapentin 300 mg four times per day methadone 10 mg twice daily. The client is awake alert, and oriented X4 with stable vitals is able to move lower extremities bilaterally, but reports decreased sensations in feet bilaterally and reporting incisional pain as a 10 of 10 on the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)

Select the medication that can be appropriately prescribed and administered to help address the client's addiction maintenance, and postoperative pain.

Which action is the priority for the forensic nurse examiner (RN-FNE) when caring for a patient who was abducted and gang-raped and is now in serious condition in the emergency department?

A client is complaining of severe chest pain became unresponsive and the cardiac monitor shows the heart rhythm below. What will be the most appropriate action

A client age 56 years is experiencing withdrawal from alcohol and is placing themselves at risk for falls by repeatedly attempting to scale the bedrails. Benzodiazepines have failed to alleviate the client's agitation, and the nurse is considering obtaining an order for physical restraints to ensure client safety. The nurse should recognize that this measure may constitute:

Provider's Order: Lactated Ringer's 2500 ml over 1 day

What is the hourly rate?

NOTE:

• DO NOT write the unit/s of measurement
• Enter your answer in whole number, example 133

Which action would the nurse take if the patient brought to the emergency after hiking in the desert for 2 hours is confused, reports hallucinations, and has a temperature of 104.2°F (40.1°C), dark amber urine, and a serum sodium of 128 mEq/L? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse demonstrates the professional value known as altruism when caring for clients in a long-term care facility. What nursing action demonstrates this behavior?