The nurse is instructing a patient on how to administer 0.5 mg of epinephrine intramuscularly.

If the available dose is 0.5 mg/0.5 mL, how many mL should the patient be taught to administer?

A nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with Hodgkin disease who has significant cervical lymph node enlargement.

Which symptom should the nurse address first?

The nurse is assessing tube feeding residual amounts and finds 10ml of residual.

The client is receiving 60ml/hr of feeding.

What action should the nurse take?

A patient has recently had a cast applied to their left lower extremity.

Which of the following is included in the nursing care of this fresh cast?

A nurse is assisting a postoperative client.

The client is alert and oriented to person, place, and time, and reports incisional pain of 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. Morphine 8 mg was administered subcutaneously as prescribed at 0900.

The client is now sleeping and is difficult to arouse.

Pupils are 3 mm, equal and reactive to light.

Temperature is 37.5 C (99.5°), respirations are 10/min, and pulse oximetry is 87% on room air.

Which documentation in the client’s medical record requires further action by the nurse?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has a peptic ulcer and a new prescription for sucralfate 2 gm administered twice daily.

When should the nurse plan to administer the medication?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client.

• At 1600, the nurse administered an antibiotic as prescribed.
• At 1630, the nurse noted that the client’s bilateral breath sounds were clear and present throughout.
• The client reports itching on the chest and has urticaria over the chest and trunk.
• The client states they are having difficulty swallowing and feel as if there is a lump in their throat.
• The nurse hears bilateral breath sounds with scattered wheezing throughout.

What should the nurse do next?

A patient with acute pancreatitis is in severe pain.

Which position should the nurse suggest the patient to assume?

A nurse is explaining to a client who is preparing for emergency surgery due to a small bowel obstruction.

The client is anxious and doesn’t understand what the surgeon means by “adhesions” causing the blockage.

Which of the following statements is the best response from the nurse?

The nurse is instructing the client on the correct way to take nitroglycerin as needed for chest pain.

Which is the correct instruction?

Which laboratory finding is commonly associated with acute pancreatitis?