The nurse is assessing the feet of a client with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which finding requires immediate intervention by the nurse?

A client with metastatic bone cancer is requesting pain medication. Which approach should the nurse use to assess the quality of the client's pain?

A client is receiving "Heparin Sodium 25,000 Units in 250 mL 5% Dextrose" IV at 7 mL/hour. The healthcare provider changes the prescription to 900 units/hour. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Enter numeric value only.)

When assessing a client with an ionized calcium level of 17 mg/dL (4.25 mmol/L), which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

Reference Range

lonized Calcium [Adult 4.6 to 5.1 mg/dL (1.15 to 1.35 mmol/L)]

A nurse is planning care for a 10-year-old child who will be hospitalized for an extended period of time. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care to meet the client's psychosocial needs according to Erikson?

The charge nurse observes a new nurse preparing to irrigate an intravenous catheter. The new nurse is attaching an 18-gauge needle. Which action should the charge nurse take?

An older adult client presents to the emergency department with abdominal pain due to constipation. The nurse is providing a list of high-fiber foods to the client that the healthcare provider has recommended. Which action should the nurse implement when reviewing the list of foods?

Highlight findings that indicate the client is stable and ready to be discharged.

The client returned from appendectomy surgery last night at approximately 2100. The client was admitted for observation due to a delay in waking from anesthesia. The client is currently resting in bed. The incision dressing is dry and intact, and no bleeding is noted. The client tolerated clear liquids post recovery and has advanced to a soft diet. The client ambulated around the unit this morning and tolerated activity well. Bowel sounds are present in all 4 quadrants, and per client report, she has passed flatus. Pain is tolerated with analgesia PO.

The nurse enters a client's room to administer oral medications and finds an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) providing personal care to the client, whose condition has obviously deteriorated. The client is lying in a supine position and is weak, pale, and diaphoretic. Which is the priority nursing action?

The school nurse is screening students for scoliosis and notes that one student has lordosis. Which finding should the nurse document in the student's screening record?

The nurse is developing the plan of care for a client with pneumonia and includes the nursing problem of Ineffective airway clearance related to thick pulmonary secretions. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in the client's plan of care?