While reading a physician's progress notes a student notes that an assigned client is having hypoxia. What abnormal assessments would the student expect to find?

The nurse is assessing a client's stoma after a newly placed ostomy. The nurse understands that which of the following are expected findings of a healthy appearing stoma?

When caring for your patient, she states, "If I wait too long and let my bladder get too full, I can not hold in my urine. I have to wear a pad so I don't wet my pants." What is this type of incontinence called?

Which type of stool would the nurse assess in a client who states "I am experiencing abdominal cramping and having frequent bowel movements"?

A nurse is gathering assessment data on a new patient at the clinic for a yearly physical assessment. The patient is a 55-year-old Hispanic obese male. Patient states his father died at age 52 of a heart attack. During the interview, the patient states they have a desk job and sits all day, eats mostly fast- food, and traditional foods high in fat, and smokes 1 pack of cigarettes per day. The patient states in the evening he mostly enjoys sitting on the couch watching television. The nurse plans to provide education to the patient on modifiable risk factors to prevent coronary artery disease. Which of the following are a modifiable risk factors?

Patients who use supplemental oxygen should follow which safety precautions? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

A nurse is caring for a client who states "I just don't feel ready to go home." The nurse replies, "you don't feel ready to go home today?" Which type of interviewing technique is the nurse using to enhance communication with the client?

A 73 year old client has been admitted to the hospital for their respiratory disease of COPD. The client states that they have no appetite and eat very little throughout the day due to shortness of breath. The client also states that they have lost significant amounts of weight over the past several months. The nurse caring for the client is concerned that the client may be suffering from malnutrition. Which lab value would the nurse want to check to determine if the client is malnourished?

The home care nurse visits a patient with a history of heart failure who has complaints of dyspnea. The nurse notes the patient has pitting edema in their feet and ankles. Based upon the patient's assessment, what additional finding might the nurse expect in regards to the patient's lung sounds?

The nurse caring for clients postoperatively uses careful hand hygiene and sterile techniques when providing care to clients. Which of Maslow's basic human needs is being met by this nurse?

A client is ordered to increase his warfarin to 5mg PO daily. The client has 2mg tablets on hand. How many tablets will the client take daily?