Which client response best supports the decision to discharge the client from the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit?

The nurse is educating a client on the use of oral ferrous sulfate. Which statement made by the client requires a need for further education?

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?

The nurse is reviewing serum laboratory values for a client who is scheduled for surgery tomorrow. Which value requires the nurse to promptly notify the surgeon?

A nurse is caring for an endurance athlete admitted for altered mental status. The client drank large amounts of water during a recent long-distance running event. The client is confused, complaining of a headache, and has a full bounding pulse. The nurse develops the plan of care based on the expectation that the client's lab work will demonstrate which of the following abnormalities?

Which of the following assessment findings should alert the nurse that a client's IV has infiltrated? (Select All That Apply)

A nurse is caring for a client receiving continuous enteral feedings via a gastrostomy tube. Which nursing intervention is most important to help prevent aspiration?

A nurse is caring for a client who had an abdominal hysterectomy. Which intervention best prevents postoperative thrombosis?

A nurse is admitting a client who reports persistent nausea, vomiting, and weakness for three days. The client has dry oral mucous membranes, weak peripheral pulses, and decreased skin turgor. What additional assessment findings should the nurse identify as manifestations related to the fluid imbalance? (Select All That Apply)

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

A client with fluid retention is ordered hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide). The nurse provides education about possible electrolyte imbalances related to thiazide diuretic therapy. To help prevent thiazide-related complications, the client should be encouraged to consume foods and fluids that contain which electrolyte?