A woman at 12 weeks' gestation comes to the clinic for her first prenatal visit.

After completing a health history, the nurse should discuss which topic about pregnancy at this initial visit?

A client receives a prescription for 1 liter of lactated Ringer's intravenously (IV) to be infused over 12 hours.

The IV administration set delivers 15 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse regulate the infusion? (Enter numerical value only.

If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.).

When conducting diet teaching for a client who was diagnosed with hypertension, which food(s) should the nurse encourage the client to eat? (Select all that apply.).

After an increase in the number of suicides in a community, the nurse is developing a class for adolescents about mental health.
Which type of activity should the nurse include in the teaching?

An older male client is admitted with the medical diagnosis of a possible cerebral vascular accident (CVA). He has facial paralysis and cannot move his left side.

When entering the room, the nurse finds the client's wife tearful and trying unsuccessfully to give him a drink of water.

Which action should the nurse take?

A client is diagnosed with influenza A and is prescribed oseltamivir.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further education?

The mother of a school-aged boy tells the practical nurse (PN) that he fell out of a tree and hurt his arm and shoulder. The mother says the boy is in pain and needs medical help.
The nurse should assess the injury and decide the appropriate action to take.
Help the nurse reason out the best assessment.

A 70-year-old female presents to the emergency department triage with a noticeable facial droop and garbled speech.

After having a few drinks at a local seafood restaurant, the client’s husband noticed his wife’s speech became difficult to understand.

The triage nurse does a rapid assessment of the client.

The nurse begins to plan care for the client’s recovery and identifies interdisciplinary team members who can assist with the client’s recovery.

Select the interdisciplinary team members who should assist the client in recovery.

Select all that apply.

A male client who is admitted with bipolar disorder, manic psychosis, is placed in seclusion after unsuccessful attempts to de-escalate him during a sudden mood swing from laughter to jumping and screaming threats while waving a plastic dinner knife.

The client is given haloperidol.

5 mg intramuscularly STAT prior to seclusion.

Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement immediately after seclusion?

The nurse completes percussion of the abdomen on an older adult client.
Which finding is considered normal for this client?

The nurse observes an 18-month-old toddler keeping a bottle of milk in the mouth throughout the history-taking and assessment process during a well-child visit.

The mother confirms that the child has a bottle available most of the day and remarks that it makes a great pacifier.

Which response should the nurse provide?