The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who is receiving prednisone 5 mg PO daily for a rash due to contact with poison ivy. Which symptom should the nurse tell the client to report to the healthcare provider?

The nurse reports that a client is at risk for a stroke based on which assessment finding?

A client is recovering from an episode of urinary tract calculi. During discharge teaching, the client asks about dietary restrictions. In discussing fluid intake, the nurse should include which type of fluid limitation?

Following a motor vehicle collision, a client with chest trauma receives a chest tube to relieve a hemothorax. Two hours after chest tube insertion, the nurse observes the water level in the water-seal chamber rising during inspiration and falling during expiration. Which action should the nurse implement?

A client is recovering from the surgical removal of glass in the right eye. Which intervention should the nurse implement immediately following the procedure?

The healthcare provider (HCP) prescribes diagnostic tests for a client whose chest x-ray indicates pneumonia. Which diagnostic test should the nurse review for implementation to guide the most therapeutic treatment of the pneumonia?

The nurse observes an increased number of blood clots in the drainage tubing of a client with continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Which is the best initial nursing action?

A postoperative client reports incisional pain. The client has two prescriptions for PRN analgesia that accompanied the client from the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Before selecting which medication to administer, which action should the nurse implement?

A male client who fractured his right femur from a fall at home is placed in Buck’s skin traction while awaiting surgery. When the client informs the nurse of the need to urinate, which intervention should the nurse implement?

A nurse is caring for a client with diabetes insipidus (DI). Which data warrants the most immediate intervention by the nurse?
Reference Range: Sodium [136 to 145 mEq/L (136 to 145 mmol/L)]

A client has a leg cast following an open reduction for a fractured tibia. Approximately two hours after returning to the unit, the client reports severe pain in the affected extremity, and the nurse observes that the limb is blue and blanched. Which action should the nurse perform first?