The nurse is evaluating the client's understanding of discharge instructions after a total hip replacement. The nurse asks the client what type of seating should be used. The client's correct response should be a:

The nurse is evaluating the client's understanding of discharge instructions after a total hip replacement. The nurse asks the client what type of seating should be used. The client's correct response should be a:

The nurse is caring for a patient and is monitoring the level of consciousness hourly per hospital mandated policy. The nurse initially assesses the patient be awake with forgetfulness and difficulty following commands without prompting or reminders. 1 hour later, the nurse assesses the patient to be sleepy with slow and delayed responses to stimuli. Describe the two assessments of level of consciousness:

The nurse is caring for a client who had a bowel resection for colon cancer. The vital signs were stable during surgery. While in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) the client is sleepy but awakens easily. The pulse ox is 88%. What would be the priority action by the nurse?

The patient presents with a complaint of "always dropping things and falling down." During the neurologic assessment, the nurse observes that the patient's display of rapid alternating movements is slow and misses often. The patient also loses balance during the Romberg Test. What neurologic problem would the nurse suspect?

A client is to receive a continuous infusion of IV Insulin at 6 units per hour. Pharmacy delivers a concentration of 75 units of regular insulin in 150 mL of NSS. At what rate should the nurse set the IV pump?

In assessing a client with esophageal cancer being treated with radiation therapy, which finding(s) would alert the nurse to a possible side effect of this treatment?

The nurse is caring for a client in the immediate postoperative period following a pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple) procedure. The nurse is assessing for decreased fluid volume in the client. What would the nurse assess first?

A physician prescribes Vancomycin 20 mg/kg IV. The client weighs 110 lbs. The medication is available in vials which contain 500 mg per 8 mL. What should the nurse withdraw from the vial?

The nurse is performing an assessment on a patient. How would the nurse best evaluate improvement or deterioration in the neurologic status?

A client was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. The nurse is evaluating discharge teaching with the client. Which statement about lung cancer indicates that teaching was effective?