The nurse completes a thorough assessment of a patient and analyzes the data to identify nursing diagnoses. Which step will the nurse take next in the nursing process?

A patient is receiving vancomycin. Which physiological function is the priority for the nurse to assess?

The nurse is caring for a patient with respiratory problems. Which assessment finding indicates a late sign of hypoxia?

In caring for the patient's spiritual needs, the nurse asks 20 questions to assess the patient's relationship with God and a sense of life purpose and satisfaction. Which method is the nurse using?

A nurse encounters a family who experienced the death of their adult child last year. The parents are talking about the upcoming anniversary of their child's death. The nurse spends time with them discussing their child's life and death. Which nursing principle does the nurse's action best demonstrate?

A nurse makes a connection with the patient when providing spiritual care. Which type of connectedness did the nurse experience?

A nurse is developing a care plan for a patient prescribed bed rest as a result of a pelvic fracture. Which goal statement is realistic for the nurse to assign to this patient?

A patient's heart rate increased from 94 to 164 beats/min. What will the nurse expect as a result?

The nurse is caring for a patient with hyperkalemia. Which body system assessment is the priority?

An obstetric nurse comes across an automobile accident. The driver seems to have a crushed upper airway, and while waiting for emergency medical services to arrive, the nurse makes a cut in the trachea and inserts a straw from a purse to provide an airway. The patient survives and has a permanent problem with vocal cords, making it difficult to talk. Which statement is true regarding the nurse's performance?

While the nurse is taking a patient history, the nurse discovers the patient has a type of diabetes that results from a head injury and does not require insulin. Which dietary change should the nurse share with the patient?