The nurse is reviewing orders for a patient in anaphylactic shock.

Which medications should the nurse plan to administer first?

The nursing assistant is delivering patient meals.

What meal should the nurse expect to be delivered to a patient who had gastric bypass surgery the day before?

A nurse is caring for a client who is to maintain a fluid restriction of 1,200 mL/24 hr. How many mL of fluids can the client have over the next 20 hr if the client had a total fluid intake of 300 mL during the first 4 hr of the shift?

A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who has developed cardiogenic shock.

Which pulse site should the nurse use when assessing circulation to the client’s brain?

A client with a spinal cord injury is at risk for experiencing autonomic dysreflexia.

Which of the following manifestations should the nurse carefully monitor the client for?

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?

Which of the following nursing interventions should the nurse utilize when administering Dilantin (phenytoin) in a patient who has a known seizure disorder?

Following an explosion at a local chemical lab, several people have sustained burns and are now in the triage area.

Which patient should be attended to first?

A nurse is caring for a patient admitted with a lower respiratory infection.

After assisting the patient to bed and applying the prescribed oxygen, which finding would help the nurse evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing care?

Given the following vital signs, which should the nurse address first in the patient?

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

Which is the correct instruction?