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?

A patient is mechanically ventilated and is receiving enteral nutrition via a nasogastric tube. To help ensure feeding tolerance, the nurse checks residual volumes every 4 hours. During a residual check later in the shift, the nurse aspirates a total residual volume of 200 mL. What action should the nurse take next?

A patient is admitted with acute liver failure and encephalopathy. Which dietary restrictions should be maintained for the patient?

Which ethical principle is most important when soliciting informed consent from a patient?

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?

Patients with coronary artery disease should be taught about cholesterol. Which situation is most desirable?

A client with cancer pain is taking morphine for pain relief. Knowing constipation is a common side effect, what would the nurse recommend to the client?

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 home care nurse visits a client who is confined to bed and is cared for by an adult child with substance use disorder. The home is cluttered and unclean, and the nurse notes that the client is wet with urine and shows signs of dehydration. After caring for the client, the nurse contacts the health care provider and reports the incident to Adult Protective Services. What ethical principle is the nurse practicing?

Why use a specific pain intensity scale in the critical care unit?

A patient is admitted with severe malnutrition. A central venous catheter is placed in the right subclavian vein and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is started. What medical interventions may be initiated with the onset of hyperglycemia?