Exhibits

The nurse reviews the orders and plans initial steps for caring for the client.

Click to indicate which interventions the nurse should perform to care for this client. Each row must have one response indicated.

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

The nurse is planning discharge instructions for a client with type 2 diabetes mellitus who will be starting exenatide. Which information should be included in the discharge instructions?

A young adult is brought to the emergency department after taking a handful of drugs. The client is unresponsive, so an endotracheal tube (ETT) is inserted. How should the nurse determine if the ETT is correctly placed? Select all that apply.

An older adult client who fell at the store is admitted with a possible fracture of the right hip. Which assessment finding should the nurse report to the healthcare provider?

A client is admitted with an exacerbation of heart failure secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which observation(s) by the nurse require immediate intervention to reduce the likelihood of harm to this client? Select all that apply.

The nurse is assessing a 3-month-old client who had a pyloromyotomy yesterday. This child should be medicated for pain based on which finding(s)? Select all that apply.

The nurse has reviewed the client's chart. Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statement(s) by selecting from the lists of options provided. The nurse recognizes that this client is

After receiving a change of shift report for clients on a medical surgical unit, which task should the nurse assign to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

An older adult client with dementia who is refusing to allow an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to assist in bathing, is becoming increasingly agitated and stating the UAP "wants to hurt me and fie me up." Which approach should the nurse use with the client?

The nurse is caring for four clients: Client A, who has emphysema and whose oxygen saturation is 94% on room air; Client B, with a postoperative hemoglobin of 8.2 mg/dL (82 g/L); Client C, newly admitted with a potassium level of 3.8 mEq/L (3.8 mmol/L); and Client D, scheduled for an appendectomy who has a white blood cell (WBC) count of 14,000 mm2 (14 x 10L). Which intervention should the nurse implement?

Reference Range:

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

Potassium [3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L (3.5 to 5.0 mmol/L)]

White Blood Cell [5,000 to 10,000/mm3 (5 to 10 x 109/L)]