The nurse is caring for a client who is alert and oriented, the client refuses an ordered urinary catheter. When the nurse inserts a urinary catheter despite the client’s refusal, the client may sue the nurse for which type of tort?

The nurse needs to check the left brachial pulse on the patient which pulse point would they palpate? 

The nurse is educating a client who has a sleep disorder and suggests trying sleep hygiene to improve the amount and quality of sleep. What guidance would the nurse provide to the client?

A student nurse is completing a careplan for an immobilized bed-bound client.  The student has included a 2-hour turning and positioning program in planning/implementation.  How does the student nurse explain the importance of this turning/positioning for the client?

The nurse is explaining the different procedures used to break the chain of infection to a nursing student. In which link in the chain of infection should a nurse provide special attention to the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts?

A nurse answers questions from a client about his condition so he can choose his course of treatment.  The nurse provides education and does not offer their opinion to the client.  What is this principle known as?

A nurse uses SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations) when informing a healthcare provider information about a change in a patient’s condition? What is the rationale for the nurse’s action?

The nurse is assessing a client with pneumonia who has developed dyspnea, has a respiratory rate of 32 breaths/min, and is having difficulty expelling secretions. The nurse auscultates the lung fields and hears adventitious sounds in the lower left lobe. The client’s oxygen saturation is 72%.  Which action should the nurse take first?

The nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for ‘fluoxetine 20 mg by mouth daily for treatment of depression’.  The nurse goes to pull the medication from the pyxis and there are both tablets and oral liquid forms of the medication available to be administered to the client.  What should the nurse do next?

Which of the following statements are true regarding Spinal Muscular Atrophies (SMAs)?