The nurse is educating a client on the use of oral ferrous sulfate. Which statement made by the client requires a need for further education?

After ensuring a postoperative client has a patent airway, what is the next most important nursing assessment?

A client with fluid retention is ordered hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide). The nurse provides education about possible electrolyte imbalances related to thiazide diuretic therapy. To help prevent thiazide-related complications, the client should be encouraged to consume foods and fluids that contain which electrolyte?

A nurse is caring for a client receiving continuous enteral feedings via a gastrostomy tube. Which nursing intervention is most important to help prevent aspiration?

The nurse is reviewing serum laboratory test results of a client receiving diuretic therapy. The nurse determines the client is at risk for electrolyte imbalance based on which result(s)? (Select all that apply)

The nurse is assessing a client in the post-anesthesia care unit. The client's vital signs are T 98°F, P 106, R 24, and BP 88/40. The client is awake and oriented x 3 and the skin is pale and damp. The client denies complaints of pain. What intervention should the nurse implement first?

The nurse is caring for a client being treated for fluid volume excess. Which assessment finding indicates that treatment has been effective?

A nurse is caring for an endurance athlete admitted for altered mental status. The client drank large amounts of water during a recent long-distance running event. The client is confused, complaining of a headache, and has a full bounding pulse. The nurse develops the plan of care based on the expectation that the client's lab work will demonstrate which of the following abnormalities?

A nurse is assessing a newly admitted client with a history of chronic heart failure who has new onset confusion after forgetting to take his medications for a few days. The client has peripheral edema, mild shortness of breath, and bilateral crackles in the lung bases. Which of the following assessments is the priority for the nurse?

A nurse is providing education in a community setting to several clients taking daily calcium supplements and encourages them to drink 2,500 mL of fluid daily. The nurse explains that this intervention is important to prevent which complication?

The nurse is reviewing recent serum lab results for a postoperative male client who underwent a thyroidectomy two days ago. The client is complaining of new onset abdominal cramping and diarrhea and has developed an irregular heart rate. Which emergency medication should the nurse expect to administer to this client?