Exhibits

The nurse is caring for the client the morning after her surgery.

Click to select the 5 most important nursing interventions for postoperative client care.

The nurse suspects elder mistreatment.

Click to indicate if the listed manifestation of abuse is consistent with physical abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Each row must have only one response option selected.

An older adult client who cares for her husband at home has just learned that she needs to have knee replacement surgery. She tells the nurse she is concerned about her inability to provide care to her husband while she recovers from surgery and attends physical therapy. She has a friend who can drive her to and from her appointments once she is discharged, but cannot provide the care her husband needs.

How should the nurse respond to the client?

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 parent of a 4-year-old has been battling metastatic lung cancer for the past 2 years. After discussing the remaining options with the healthcare provider, the client requests that all treatment stop and that no heroic measures be taken to save the client's life. After the client is transferred to the palliative care unit, which action is most important for the receiving nurse to take in facilitating continuity of care?

Following a gunshot wound, an adult client has a hemoglobin level of 4 g/dL (40 g/L). The nurse prepares to administer a unit of blood for an emergency transfusion. The client has AB negative blood type and the blood bank sends a unit of Type A Rh negative, reporting that there is no Type AB negative blood currently available. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

Reference Range

• Hemoglobin [14 to 18 g/dL (140 to 180 g/L)

The nurse is managing the care for a client with hyperparathyroidism, and is reviewing the client's list of prescribed and over-the-counter medications. Which medication(s) on the client's current medication record should the nurse discuss further with the healthcare provider? Select all that apply.

In caring for a client following a head injury, the nurse plans to assess for rhinorrhea so that a sample can be tested for the presence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). At which location should the nurse observe for this finding? (Click the chosen location. To change, click on the new location.)

The nurse is providing a nutrition class to a group of postmenopausal clients. Which food should the nurse emphasize to this group?

A client presents to the emergency department (ED) reporting abdominal pain. The nurse observes the client's right cheek and eye are bruised and suspects possible domestic violence. Which approach is best for the nurse to use when interviewing the client?

The healthcare provider prescribes amoxicillin 5 grams PO daily, in equally divided doses to be administered every 8 hours. The medication is available in a bottle labeled, "Amoxicillin suspension 200 mg/5 mL." How many mL should the nurse administer every 8 hours?
(Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)