The nurse is teaching a client how to self-administer subcutaneous heparin injections.
Which instruction should the nurse include?

The healthcare provider prescribes penicillin 800,000 units intramuscularly (IM) for a patient with a streptococcal infection.

The vial available is labeled Penicillin 50,000 units/mL.

How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.).

The nurse observes a new employee, an uncertified nursing assistant (UAP), checking the temperature using a tympanic thermometer. The UAP pulls the client's auricle up and back and prepares to insert the thermometer.
Which action should the nurse implement?

After a long bed rest, a client with a Foley catheter and wrist restraints has repeatedly removed the antibiotic (G) tube and NG tube.
At checking the restraints, which action is most important for the nurse to take?

The charge nurse is assisting a nurse in the admission process for a patient with multiple chronic conditions.
Which action taken by the nurse demonstrates a breach of confidentiality to the charge nurse?

What equipment should the nurse use to most accurately measure a 2ml dose of a viscous liquid solution to be given orally?

The nurse is preparing to give an emergency sedative injection to an agitated client.
Which action by the nurse is inappropriate?

A client arrives at the emergency department (ED) with severe right upper quadrant pain.
To assess the quality of the client's pain, which approach should the nurse use?

What's the priority intervention for a patient with persistent STIs and risky behaviors?

Prior to performing digital removal of a fecal impaction, what is the most important assessment for the nurse to perform?

The nurse is caring for a patient one week post-surgery.
Which finding should the nurse expect to see if the surgical incision is healing properly?