Which factor would the nurse recognize as the cause when a client’s intravenous (IV) infusion infiltrates? 

Which part of the electrocardiogram (ECG) represents depolarization of the ventricles? 

Which priority nursing intervention would the nurse include in the plan of care for an older adult who sustained a right hip fracture and has mobility restrictions? 

How should a nurse document an IV site assessment in which the site is warm, red, and tender? 

Which action would the nurse take first after obtaining a radial pulse rate of 115 beats/minute in a client with chronic atrial fibrillation? 

Which assessment is the priority when a client with heart failure reports a 9-pound (4-kilogram) weight gain in the past 2 weeks? 

 A nurse is caring for a post-operative client. What strategy should the nurse recommend to prevent postoperative constipation?

A patient is being discharged home after hospitalization with hypocalcemia. Which statement by the patient indicates she understood the dietary instructions?  

Which clinical manifestation indicates to the nurse that the client has a fluid/volume deficit?  

You have a 76-year-old female patient that comes to your clinic accompanied by her son. She has somatic concerns of headaches and was referred by her primary care provider. When talking with the patient and her son it appears she also is experiencing anxiety symptoms most of her life but more so now with frustrations of a headache. She has not tried medication for her anxiety in the past. Her son today asks about alprazolam (xanax) to help control her anxiety. Knowing what you know about patients her age and medications what is the best response: