During a particularly heated staff meeting regarding staff assignments, the nurse manager makes this comment: "When you all can come to a decision, let me know and we'll move on from there." This leader is best identified as which of the following?

A nurse is educating a preoperative client on how to effectively deep breathe. Which instruction would be included?

A client needs a test to determine the amount of residual urine. The nurse realizes that this assessment is used for which reason(s)? Select all that apply.

A nurse is conducting a lung assessment on a client suspected of having pneumonia. Which finding should the nurse report to the physician immediately?

A client is experiencing hypoxia. The nursing diagnosis that would be appropriate is:

A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for an elective surgical procedure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take regarding informed consent?

Which one of the following roles of the home health care nurse illustrates the role of coordinator of services?

A discharge goal for a client is to have improved mobility. Which outcome statement did the nurse write appropriately?

The nurse is offering free occult blood screenings at a community health fair. Which level of practice is the nurse providing?

While performing a bed bath, the nurse notes an area of tissue injury on the client's sacral area. The wound presents as a shallow open ulcer with a red-pink wound bed and partial thickness loss of dermis. What is the correct name of this wound?

A nurse enters a client's room and sees that ashes from a cigarette are beginning to ignite trash in the wastebasket. What actions should the nurse take first?