The nurse is providing teaching to the client about the use of vitamins and supplements. The nurse would state that vitamin D has a major role in which process?

A client with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus develops metabolic acidosis. Which assessment finding related to the imbalance indicates that the client's compensatory mechanisms are working?

A client has just undergone a bedside central venous catheter insertion using ultrasound guidance. The nurse knows to check which diagnostic result before initiating the client's prescribed intravenous solution flow rate at 100 mL/hr?

When planning nutritional interventions for a healthy 83-year-old man, the nurse recognizes what factor is most likely to affect his nutritional status?

The nurse is asked to witness surgical consent forms were obtained for clients, in the preoperative holding area. What client would not be able to consent legally to surgery?

The nurse is taking a medication history of a client scheduled for surgery the next morning. Which medication requires the nurse to immediately notify the surgeon?

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

The client has received IV solution for three (3) days through a 20-gauge IV catheter placed in the left hand. On morning rounds, the nurse notes the IV site is tender to palpation and a red streak has formed. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

A nurse cares for a client with a serum potassium of 5.4 mEq/L. The nurse should anticipate a prescription order for what medication?

The client is NPO and is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) via a peripherally inserted central catheter. Which precautions should the nurse implement? (Select All That Apply)

A client has a serum calcium level of 12.8 mg/dL. Which medication will likely be prescribed for this client?