Which oral medication can the nurse safely cut in half?

The postpartum nurse reviews the nurses' notes to determine if the outcomes were successful.

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The client is admitted to the hospital after her membranes rupture at 38 weeks gestation. A vaginal examination is done. The nurse determines that the client is 3 cm dilated, 40% effaced, and the fetal head is at -1 station. The external monitor shows that contractions are occurring every 4 minutes and lasting 70 seconds, and the nurse palpates the quality as strong. Her fasting blood glucose (FSBG) is 86 (4.8 mmol/L). The client is transferred to the labor-delivery-recovery (LDR) suite. The client dilates quickly to 10 cm and feels a strong urge to push. The fetal heart rate is reassuring with a baseline of 145 and moderate variability The nurse briefly reviews pushing techniques with her and her husband and notifies the obstetrician of the client's progress. After three cycles of open-glottis pushing, the baby's head is crowning. The head is born easily over an intact perineum. The infant weighs 9 lbs. 9 oz (4.34 kgs) and has an Apgar of 7 at 1 minute, then 9 at 5 minutes.

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?

Which snack selection indicates to the nurse that a school-age child with gastroesophageal reflux understands the dietary restrictions?

While caring for a client after a small bowel resection, the nurse is informed that the client has a history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). To reduce the risk of recurrence of the MRSA in the postoperative wound, which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

Chart data is reviewed.

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Client symptoms are indicators of

The nurse is providing teaching to a client newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus about disease management. Which response by the client indicates understanding?

A female client who had bariatric surgery two weeks ago returns to the emergency department and is readmitted to the hospital because she reports experiencing nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and severe diarrhea. Which intervention(s) should the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply.

A client is admitted to the surgical intensive care unit following the removal of a large portion of the intestines due to a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The client begins to display signs of septic shock and a sepsis protocol is initiated. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in the plan of care?

The nurse is reviewing nurses' notes to determine if there are any variations.

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The client is a 32-year-old multigravida at 28 weeks gestation, who presents to the healthcare provider's office for a routine prenatal visit. Obstetrical history reveals she has given birth three times; once at 35 weeks (twins), once at 38 weeks (singleton) and once at 41 weeks (singleton). All of these children are alive and well. She had one spontaneous abortion at 10 weeks' gestation. Her fourth child weighed 9 pounds (4.08 kg) at 41 weeks gestation.

Client is at 28 weeks. She has been receiving prenatal care since 8 weeks gestation. Her fasting 1-hour glucose screening level, which was done 1 week prior, is 164 mg/dL (9.1 mmol/L). Her 3-hour oral glucose tolerance test results reveal a fasting blood sugar of 168 (9.3 mmol/L) and a two-hour postprandial of 220 mg/dL (12.2 mmol/L).

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According to the lab values, the client has