Exhibits

Review H and P, nurse's note, and laboratory results.

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices area to specify which condition the client is most likely experiencing, two actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.

After years of struggling with weight management, a middle-aged adult client is evaluated for gastroplasty. The client has experienced difficulty with managing diabetes mellitus and hypertension, but is approved for surgery. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in this client's plan of care?

An unresponsive victim of a diving accident is brought to the emergency department where it is determined that immediate surgery is required to save the client's life. The client is accompanied by a close friend, but no family members are available. Which action should the nurse take first?

In caring for a client who is receiving linezolid IV for nosocomial pneumonia, which assessment finding is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider?

The nurse engages the client in conversation about her feelings and some of her coping mechanisms.

Click to specify which client statement or behaviors is most likely associated with each of the listed defense mechanisms. Some statements or behaviors may be consistent with more than one mechanism. Each column must have at least one response selected.

The nurse is preparing a client for an outpatient thoracentesis. Which statement made by the client should the nurse recognize as needing additional education?

Review H and P, nurse's note, flow sheet, and orders.

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices area to specify which condition the client is most likely experiencing, two actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.

The nurse notifies the healthcare provider of the client's status. The healthcare provider comes to the bedside to evaluate the client.
Which should the nurse do? Select all that apply.

The nurse discusses the need to balance energy intake and output to maintain weight.

Click to indicate whether the following actions would be effective or ineffective for this client to achieve energy balance. Each row must have one option selected.

The nurse is working on an infectious disease unit. Which client should be assigned to a room with negative airflow, while requiring personnel to use a particulate respirator mask, and requiring staff to observe airborne, as well as standard precautions?

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statement by selecting from the lists of options provided.
onsidering the client's history and assessment findings, it is likely the client has