Following a colonoscopy with polyp removal, the wife of the patient is distressed that there is slight bleeding from her husband's rectum. The nurse's most helpful response would be:

A patient has undergone cystoscopy and has a Foley catheter in place on return to the nursing unit. Immediately after the procedure, the nurse expects the urine color to be:

An electroencephalogram (EEG) is done to diagnose which disorders? (Select all that apply.)

A patient has an acute care facility discharge order for later that day. The LPN/LVN understands that part of the discharge process to be performed by the registered nurse is:

While admitting a patient from home to the skilled nursing facility, the nurse notes that the patient has brought medications that are not included on the primary care provider's medication order sheet. The nurse's best initial action is to:

The greatest priority during patient orientation to the unit is to show or tell the patient how to

A nurse is concerned about a liver disorder in a patient. What laboratory test would be appropriate to obtain for a patient with a liver disorder?

An older adult patient has had a series of enemas in preparation for a gastrointestinal diagnostic procedure. Which electrolytes should be monitored following the enemas?

The nurse instructing in the collection of a midstream urine catch would tell the patient to first cleanse the external genitalia and then to:

Prior to the nurse transporting the patient to have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), it is essential that the nurse confirms that the patient:

A nurse who was present at the time of the death of a patient should document: