The nurse and the other members of the team are caring for a client in the ED who converted to ventricular fibrillation (VF). The client was defibrillated unsuccessfully and the client remains in VF. Which medication should the nurse be prepared to administer?

You are explaining the ethical principles of nursing practice and the importance of upholding these principles to a group of junior nursing students. Which statement regarding the Code of Ethics for Nurses is most accurate?

Which therapeutic technique may be used to enhance coping in the critical care environment?

A client age 56 years is experiencing withdrawal from alcohol and is placing themselves at risk for falls by repeatedly attempting to scale the bedrails. Benzodiazepines have failed to alleviate the client's agitation, and the nurse is considering obtaining an order for physical restraints to ensure client safety. The nurse should recognize that this measure may constitute:

A 45-year-old recovering heroin abuser is status post lumbar fusion and is admitted to the intensive care unit for pain management isses related to a diagnosis of degenerative disk disease and associated peripheral neuropathy. The client who is currently prescribed oxycodone/paracetamol 5 mg/325 mg two tablets every 4 hours around the clock, gabapentin 300 mg four times per day methadone 10 mg twice daily. The client is awake alert, and oriented X4 with stable vitals is able to move lower extremities bilaterally, but reports decreased sensations in feet bilaterally and reporting incisional pain as a 10 of 10 on the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)

Select the medication that can be appropriately prescribed and administered to help address the client's addiction maintenance, and postoperative pain.

A patient has a new order for intermittent nasogastric feedings every 4 hours. The nasogastric tube is placed by the nurse. What is the most accurate method for confirming the placement of the tube before initiating the feeding?

You are explaining the importance of strict intake and output for patients with pulmonary alterations. What is the rationale for careful intake and output for patients with pulmonary alterations?

The nurse is caring for a patient with liver dysfunction. What is the maximum dose of acetaminophen the patient should receive in 24 hours?

The nurse in the ICU is caring for a client who was found unresponsive on a sidewalk. The client's blood alcohol level was three times the normal range. Which medications are commonly used for alcohol withdrawal symptoms?

Which patient finding supports the nurse's decision to place a patient in the urgent triage category?

A nurse demonstrates the professional value known as altruism when caring for clients in a long-term care facility. What nursing action demonstrates this behavior?