Order: Metoprolol Tartrate 25 mg PO each morning

Available: Metoprolol Tartrate 50 mg tablets

How many tablets will you administer per dose?

You are providing care for a patient who had an ileostomy placed one week ago after a bowel resection. You note the following findings during your assessment (see chart below):

What finding is most concerning to the nurse?

Order: Ampicillin 1000 mg PO every 12 hours

Available: Ampicillin 250 mg capsules

How many capsules will you administer per day?

You have received a report and are providing skin care for the following patients. Which patient do you want to assess first?

A facility is planning to implement an update to the electronic health record. This update is designed to facilitate documentation of critical changes in clients' condition to save time that nurses spend when documenting these changes. How could this information be used best if the nurse informaticist set the system up correctly?

The following procedures have been ordered and implemented for a hospitalized patient. Which procedure carries the greatest risk for a healthcare-associated infection?

After hourly rounds, the primary nurse notes that the patient is agitated, continually pulling at their wound dressings and intravenous lines and has decided to notify the charge nurse. During SBAR, what intervention should the primary nurse recommend?

A patient lives in a rural area and requires frequent appointments related to their health condition. Which of the following interventions should the nurse facilitate?

A nurse is assisting an older adult client who sometimes loses their balance while walking. Which of the following devices is most important for the nurse to use when helping the client ambulate?

A nurse is admitting a client to a geriatric medicine unit. Which action would the nurse implement to reduce the clients risk for falling?

A nurse is assessing a client with a stage IV pressure injury. What assessment finding would help them make this determination?