Following a fractured left tibia, which necessitated placement of long leg cast, a client is using crutches to ambulate. During an orthopedic follow-up visit, a client reports to the nurse having difficulty managing the crutches. Which assessment should the nurse perform?

The nurse is preparing a client for discharge who underwent a percutaneous nephrolithotomy with nephrostomy tube placement. Which instruction should the nurse include in the client's postoperative discharge teaching?

An adult client who is admitted to the mental health unit for treatment of bipolar disorder has a slightly slurred speech pattern and an unsteady gait. Which assessment finding is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider?

Reference Range:

Blood alcohol level (0 to 0.05% (0 to 10.9 mmol/L]

Lithium [0.8 to 1.2 mEq/L (0.8 to 1.2 mmol/L)]

A client who weighs 65 kg receives a prescription for lorazepam 44 mcg/kg IV to be administered 20 minutes before a scheduled procedure. The medication is available as "Lorazepam 2 mg/ml vial". How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

Following an acute myocardial infarction that occurred two weeks ago, an adult male presents for his follow-up appointment, accompanied by his spouse. He tells the nurse that he has lost his appetite, cannot seem to make decisions, and cannot sleep at night.
Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

A client is receiving "Heparin Sodium 25,000 Units in 250 mL 5% Dextrose" IV at 7 mL/hour. The healthcare provider changes the prescription to 900 units/hour. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Enter numeric value only.)

When assessing a client with an ionized calcium level of 17 mg/dL (4.25 mmol/L), which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

Reference Range

lonized Calcium [Adult 4.6 to 5.1 mg/dL (1.15 to 1.35 mmol/L)]

A client who underwent an uncomplicated gastric bypass surgery is having difficulty with diet management. Which dietary instruction is most important for the nurse to explain to the client?

A client is admitted for medical management of a bowel obstruction. The drainage volume from the nasogastric tube over the last 12 hours is 300 milliliters. Which assessment finding provides the earliest indication that the client is experiencing gastrointestinal motility?

A client exposed to tuberculosis is scheduled to begin prophylactic treatment with isoniazid. Which information is most important for the nurse to note before administering the initial dose?

The charge nurse is making assignments for one practical nurse (PN) and three registered nurses (RN) who are caring for neurologically compromised clients. Which client with which change in status is best to assign to the PN?