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?

The nurse is providing postoperative care for a client who complains of severe pain after receiving codeine 30 mg orally one hour ago.
Which intervention should the nurse implement next?

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?

The healthcare provider prescribes ear drops to an adult client with an ear infection.
Which exacting should the nurse follow?

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?

Which response by the nurse is most therapeutic?

While teaching a client how to perform a skill, the nurse determines that the client is experiencing sensory overload and is unable to learn effectively.
Which action should the nurse implement?

While changing the dressing of a client with a leg ulcer, the nurse observes a red, tender, and swollen wound at the site of the lesion.
Before reporting this finding to the healthcare provider, the nurse should note which of the client's laboratory values?

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

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?

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