Which client would be classified as having chronic pain?

A nurse is providing ongoing postoperative care to a client who has had knee surgery. The nurse assesses the dressing and finds it saturated with blood. The client is restless and has a rapid pulse. What should the nurse do next?

A nurse is providing client care in a hospital setting. Who has full legal responsibility and accountability for the nurse's actions?

When providing culturally competent care to a client, which aspect of care is most important for the nurse to keep in mind?

Which statement accurately describes the process known as grief reaction?

client scheduled for open heart surgery tells the nurse he does not want to be "saved" if he dies during surgery. What should the nurse do next?

The nurse is caring for a client who has been prescribed an enteric-coated drug. Which should the nurse include when teaching the client proper administration of this drug?

A client tells the nurse that a neighbor, who is a young housekeeper from another country, wears the traditional clothing and head covering of the neighbor's native country. The client says of people like the neighbor, "They are in our country and should dress like we do." What is this statement an example of?

The nurse is preparing to send a client to the operating room for an exploratory laparoscopy. The nurse recognizes that there is no informed consent for the procedure on the client's chart. The nurse informs the health care provider who is performing the procedure. The health care provider asks the nurse to obtain the informed consent signature from the client. What is the nurse's best action to the health care provider's request?

The nurse is disposing of an old dressing that is saturated with a client's blood. How should the nurse dispose of the dressing?

The nurse determines that the student who has been instructed about lung function and smoking requires additional teaching when the student says