Which one of the following blood levels would provide the nurse with the most information about the ability of the client's blood to transport oxygen? The:

A one-day post-operative client complains of severe abdominal pain and has shallow respirations at 22/minute. The client is reluctant to perform coughing and deep breathing. Based on the data, the priority problem that the nurse could assign to this patient is:

A client must receive eyedrops bilaterally four times a day. The medication should be dropped onto which of the following areas?

An adult client is to receive ear drops four times a day to treat an inner ear infection.
What is the correct nursing procedure to follow when administering this type of medication?

Chest physiotherapy (CPT) is ordered for a client with pneumonia. The nurse knows that the primary purpose of CPT for this client is to:

The client has an open wound on the sacrum with an order for the following: "Apply hydrogel dressing on the wound. Change dressing every day." The nurse recognizes that the primary purpose of this dressing is to:

The nurse misreads the medication Kardex and administers twice the amount of antihypertensive medication that was ordered for the client. When she realizes the mistake, her first action should be to:

The nurse knows that teaching about the use of the spirometer incentive is effective when the client seals the lips around the mouthpiece and:

A nurse is caring for a client who has a diagnosis of alcohol withdrawal. Which serum laboratory value validates the client's admitting diagnosis? A serum:

The nurse knows that which form of medication delivery results in the most predictable onset and most bioavailability to the client?

The nurse is assessing a client who exhibits positive Trousseau's and Chvostek's signs.
What laboratory value would validate these clinical findings? A serum: