Exhibits

For each potential provider's prescription, click to specify if the potential prescription is anticipated or contraindicated for the client.

A parish nurse is leading a support group for clients whose family members have committed suicide. Which of the following strategies should the nurse plan to use during the group session?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for lactated Ringer's IV 4,080 mL/24 hr. The nurse should set the IV infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr to administer half the total volume in the first 8 hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is caring for a client in the medical-surgical unit.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to decrease the risks for urinary tract infection for this client?
Select all that apply.

A nurse is planning care for a school-age child who is 4 hr postoperative following appendicitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a peripheral IV catheter. After puncturing the skin with the vascular access device and noting a blood return in the flashback chamber, which of the following actions should the nurse perform next?

Urine dipstick:
pH 6.0 mg/dl. (4.6 to 8 mg/dL)

Specific Gravity 1.022 (1.010 to 1.025)

Leukocyte esterase negative (Negative)

Nitrite negative (Negative)

Protein trace negative (Negative)

Glucose negative (Negative)

Ketones none (None)

Bilirubin none (None)

Blood none (None)

Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the client's teaching?

Select all that apply.

A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia. The client states, "I'm hearing voices." Which of the following responses is the priority for the nurse to state?

A nurse is caring for a client who reports xerostomia following radiation therapy to the mandible. Which of the following is an appropriate action by the nurse?