Accreditation by which organization is legally required for a school of nursing to exist?

A client has had a breast removed to treat cancer. What type of loss will the client likely experience?

A nurse working in a long-term care facility is instituting interventions to prevent falls. Which intervention is an appropriate alternative to the use of restraints for ensuring client safety and preventing falls?

Which factor is the most important to consider when caring for clients with limited income?

The nurse is completing a sterile dressing change on a confused client. During the procedure, the client reaches down and touches the contents of the open dressing kit. What is the nurse's next action?

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?

client scheduled for open heart surgery tells the nurse he does not want to be "saved" if he dies during surgery. What should the nurse do next?

A client verbalizes to a mental health counselor, "My life is meaningless since my spouse divorced me and that I no longer want to live." What nursing concern, resulting from the client's spiritual distress, is appropriate for care planning?

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?

A client is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Who is usually responsible for deciding what, when, and how the client should be told?

Which client would be classified as having chronic pain?