An adult client with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder arrives in an elated state on admission to the psychiatric unit. What is the best room assignment the nurse can make for this client?

During the admission assessment, an older male client who has no teeth tells the nurse that he cannot find his dentures at home. His dietary prescription is a regular diet. What diet request should the nurse recommend for this client?

A client returns to the acute care unit following surgery with 0.9% normal saline infusing at 45 drops/minute through tubing with a drop factor of 60 drops per ml. The postoperative prescriptions include 0.9% normal saline at 75 ml/hour to alternate with Lactated Ringer's solution at 75 ml/hour. An intravenous infusion pump is not available. What action should the nurse implement?

Before administering a parenteral nutrition solution through a central vein, the nurse should confirm information from which sources? (Select all that apply)

An adolescent hospitalized with sickle cell anemia reports to the nurse of experiencing a pain level of 10 on a 0 to 10 numerical scale. The nurse observes the adolescent on a phone call laughing. Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse is preparing a client for ultrasonography of the gallbladder. What should the nurse instruct the client to avoid consuming the night before the test?

A client with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is admitted to the emergency room complaining of sudden severe upper abdominal pain. Assessment indicates an extremely tender and rigid abdomen, blood pressure 90/60 mmHg, and pulse of 110 beats/minute. Which procedure should the emergency department nurse plan for immediate implementation?

A client who is multiparous on the postpartum unit reports intense cramping while breastfeeding. What instruction should the nurse provide to this client?

When the nurse is designing a plan of care for a client diagnosed with pheochromocytoma, a goal statement should be prepared that relates to which topic?

An adult client receives a prescription for permethrin (Acticin Cream 5%) to treat an infestation of scabies. The nurse instructs the client to massage the cream into the skin from the head to the soles of the feet, avoiding the eyes. Which additional instruction should the nurse provide?

The practical nurse (PN) overhears a female client with Cushing's syndrome tell her family in a very loud and angry voice to leave her room and not to come back. The response by the PN is based on recognizing which common manifestation of the syndrome?