Aspirin 81 mg at 0900 daily is prescribed for an adult client. At 0800 the client asks for something for low back pain, but does not have any PRN analgesics prescribed. Which action is best for the nurse to take?

Four clients are scheduled to receive IV infusions, but there are only three IV pumps available. Which prescribed infusion can most safely be administered without an IV infusion pump?

After an interdisciplinary team meeting regarding the client's request to die a natural death, the primary healthcare provider refuses to write the do-not-resuscitate instructions. Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse receives a telephone prescription from the healthcare provider for a client's persistent cough and wheezing. The prescription includes a chest x-ray, an antibiotic, and a nebulizer treatment now and as needed (PRN). After reading the prescription back to the healthcare provider to ensure accuracy, which intervention should the nurse implement first?

While walking down the hallway, the nurse finds a female client yelling, swinging her hands, and pushing a male visitor away from her hospital bed. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

The nurse receives change-of-shift report from the prior nurse assigned to a group of clients on a post-surgical unit. Which client requires the most immediate intervention by the nurse?

The nurse manager conducts regular audits of patient care medication records and notices that the amount of narcotic pain medications administered during the evening shift on a postsurgical unit is higher than usual. Which action should the nurse manager take first?

An adult client is admitted via the emergency department (ED) with a head injury that will initially require intensive care. Which nurse should be responsible for coordinating the progression of this client's care through rehabilitation and discharge?

A charge nurse agrees to cover another nurse's assignment during a lunch break. Based on the status report provided by the nurse who is leaving for lunch, which client should be checked first by the charge nurse?

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Glucose [74 to 106 mg/dL (4.1 to 5.9 mmol/L)]

An experienced, female practical nurse (PN) is hired to work on the surgical unit of a tertiary hospital. The first day she is working on the unit, the PN tells the charge nurse that she has excellent wound care skills. It is a busy day and a postoperative client needs to have a sterile dressing change. Which action is best for the charge nurse to take?

An older client who had a hernia repair 12 hours ago suddenly becomes agitated, pulls out the intravenous (IV) catheter, and staggers out into the corridor demanding to be set free. The nurse assists the client back to bed and re-establishes the IV access. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement prior to leaving the client's room?