Which long-term outcome is most important for the nurse to include in the plan of care for an older adult client with chronic pyelonephritis?

An older adult client with a history of heart failure is admitted to the medical unit after falling at home and has become increasingly confused. The client's spouse is designated as the client's power of attorney. When reporting to the healthcare provider using SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) communication, which information should the nurse provide first?

A client with fibromyalgia asks the nurse to arrange for hospice care to help manage the severe, chronic pain. Which intervention should the nurse provide to address the client's problem?

During shift report, the charge nurse receives notice of several problems. Which problem should the nurse address first?

An older adult client is having photocoagulation for macular degeneration. Which intervention should the nurse implement during the postprocedure care in the outpatient surgical unit?

The nurse evaluates the client and begins preparing for her discharge.

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statements by selecting from the lists provided.

The nurse teaches the client that it will take

Patient Data

The nurse performs an initial rapid assessment of the client and observes facial drooping and garbled speech.

Drag one condition and one client finding to complete the sentence(s). Based on the collected data, the nurse recognizes that the client is most likely exhibiting signs of

A female client with breast cancer is scheduled to receive a series of radiotherapy (RT). She has red hair, fair skin, and freckles. She tells the nurse that her skin is particularly sensitive to the sun, so she is worried that the radiation will adversely affect her skin. Which information should the nurse provide this client about RT? Select all that apply.

The nurse assigns an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to a client who has been placed on droplet precautions for a respiratory infection. The UAP requests a change in assignment, stating she has not yet been fitted for a particulate filter mask. Which action should the nurse take?

While transferring a client with a chest tube from the bed to a stretcher, the chest tube becomes disconnected from the water- seal drainage container. The nurse immediately immerses the end of the tube in a container of sterile water. Which action should the nurse implement next?

The nurse is assigning rooms for four clients, each newly diagnosed, and being admitted to the acute neuro unit for treatment. The client with which condition should be assigned the only private room available?