Patient Data

The client is to be discharged.

Click to indicate which statements by the client's parent indicate an understanding of discharge teaching and which statements do not indicate an understanding. Each row must have one response option selected.

Patient data

The client has a known ventricular septal defect. The nurse assesses the client for signs of heart failure (HF). For each assessment finding, click to indicate whether findings are generally associated with impaired myocardial function, pulmonary congestion, or systemic venous congestion. Each row must have only one response option selected.

Patient Data

The client was given oxygen, sublingual nitroglycerin, and aspirin. After one dose of nitroglycerin, the client's pain decreased to a reported 2 on a 0 to 10 scale with squeezing pain. The client was admitted for observation and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to be completed later within the evening. The client asks the nurse to explain why a PCI is being completed.

Drag and drop word choices to complete the sentence.

If healthcare providers (HCPs) see a narrowed heart vessel while performing a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), they may perform a balloon angioplasty to compress the plaque against the vessel wall and hold it there with a stent, which will lessen    and  

A client with bladder cancer had surgical placement of a ureteroileostomy (ileal conduit) yesterday. Which postoperative assessment finding should the nurse report to the healthcare provider (HCP) immediately?

The healthcare provider prescribes cefazolin 800 mg intramuscularly every 6 hours. The available vial is labeled, "Cefazolin 1 gram," and the instructions for reconstitution state, "For IM use, add 2.5 mL sterile water for injection to provide a total volume of 3.0 mL." How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The nurse is providing education to a client and family on hospice. Which information should the nurse provide about hospice care?

Patient Data

The nurse reviews the client's assessment data and test results.

For each client finding, click to indicate if the data is consistent with heart failure, pulmonary embolism, or myocardial infarction. Each column must have at least one response option selected.

The nurse is developing a plan of care for an older adult client with type 2 diabetes mellitus who reports blurred vision. Which outcome should the nurse include in the plan of care?

Reference Range:

Glucose [74 to 106 mg/dL (4.1 to 5.9 mmol/L)]

Hemoglobin A1C [Good diabetic control is less than 7%]

A postpartal client who is bottle feeding develops breast engorgement. Which is the best recommendation for the nurse to provide this client?

A child who weighs 25 kg receives a prescription for methylprednisolone 0.5 mg/kg/day to be given intramuscularly in divided doses every 12 hours. The medication is available in a 20 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer with each dose? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the tenth.)

A client with a history of a bilateral adrenalectomy is admitted with a weak, irregular pulse, and hypotension. Which assessment finding warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?