The nurse is caring for a client with a new incision and is experiencing some inflammation. What is the ultimate purpose of the inflammatory process in preparation for healing?

A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who requires droplet precautions due to influenza. Which nursing action should be completed?

A nurse who uses meticulous sterile technique when performing wound care procedures is attempting to control which link in the chain of infection?

A nurse is preparing to administer 400 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride IV over 8 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtts/min? Label your answer.

A nurse is caring for a client who has a wound infection. Wound cultures identify the infecting organism as vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Which type of precautions should the health care team initiate?

A nurse is providing health teaching to a client about ways a communicable disease is transmitted by contact. Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client with a large abdominal wound. The nurse knows to cleanse the wound from the inner to outer area. What is the rationale for cleaning the wound in this manner?

A client is admitted with a severe allergic response to a bee sting. Which lab would the nurse expect to be the most elevated on the white blood count (WBC) differential?

While administering an IM, the nurse accidentally stuck themselves with a dirty needle. The nurse has not completed their Hepatitis B series. Which of the following stages would this nurse be placed?

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is being admitted to the facility with a suspected diagnosis of pertussis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has been placed on airborne precautions. Which of the following in an appropriate nursing precaution?