The primary caregiver of an older adult client calls the nurse at the outpatient clinic due to a sudden onset of changes in the client's behavior. The caregiver reports to the nurse that the client normally is oriented and able to answer questions but now is confused and agitated. What
action(s) should the nurse take? Select all that apply.

The nurse is implementing solutions to provide care.

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statement(s) by selecting from the lists of options provided.

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The nurse plans to collect a 24-hour urine specimen for a creatinine clearance test. Which instruction should the nurse provide to the adult male client?

Highlight the 3 orders that should be completed first.

Orders

• Administer oxygen 5 L/minute via simple face mask
• Vital signs ever 1 hour
• X-ray of the right arm and cervical spin
• Place 2 large bore peripheral IV's
• Computed tomography scan of the brain
• Give 1 Liter bolus of 0.9% sodium chloride solution IV once
• Bacitracin applied topically to lacerations every 12 hours

An intravenous (IV) antibiotic is prescribed for a client with a postoperative infection. The medication is to be administered in 4 divided doses. Which schedule is best for administering this prescription?

The client is a 26-year-old female who fell from an apartment balcony. She was transported to the hospital via ambulance.
The client enters the emergency room on a stretcher and is met in the trauma bay by the nurse. For the primary survey, what 2 things should the nurse do first?

The nurse is teaching a group of women about osteoporosis and exercise. The nurse should emphasize the need for which type of regular activity?

Following the fluid bolus, the client is more awake and able to answer questions. What questions are appropriate for the secondary survey? Select all that apply.

The nurse is collecting a heelstick blood specimen for a neonatal screen, which includes thyroxine (T4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels, prior to the discharge of a 2-day- old client. When the parents ask why these tests are being conducted, which explanation should the nurse provide?

A client with a history of dementia has become increasingly confused at night and is picking at an abdominal surgical dressing and the tape securing the intravenous (IV) line. The abdominal dressing is no longer occlusive, and the IV insertion site is pink. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

The nurse plans to collect a 24-hour urine specimen for a creatinine clearance test. Which instruction should the nurse provide to the CLIENT?