Which statement made by an adult patient demonstrates an understanding of healthy nutrition teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who has fluid volume excess. Which assessment finding would the nurse expect to find and document?

A client has ill-fitting dentures but denies any problems with eating foods. What type of diet selection would the nurse anticipate that the health-care provider will order?

A client with hyponatremia is receiving IV fluid therapy. Which of the following fluids is most appropriate to correct the electrolyte imbalance?

A practical nurse is setting up a wet suction chest drainage system for a client with a pneumothorax. Which is the correct positioning of the system?

A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride(KCL) intravenously. Which of the following actions by the nurse is most appropriate?

A client is receiving oxygen therapy via nasal cannula. The nurse notices the client has applied petroleum jelly to the inside of the nostrils to help with dryness. What is the nurse’s priority action?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been experiencing severe diarrhea for the past three days. Which assessment finding would most likely indicate fluid volume deficit?

A practical nurse is caring for a client with a chest tube connected to a three chamber chest drainage system following a pneumothorax.Which finding requires immediate follow-up by the nurse?

A nurse working on a surgical unit is aware that surgical clients need an increased amount ot dietary protein. Which is the correct reason for the increase in protein?