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The nurse is assessing a client with a pressure ulcer.  Which indicates the client has a stage II pressure ulcer?

A nurse is caring for four hospitalized clients.  The nurse identified which of the following clients as being at risk of fluid volume deficit?

The nurse is performing a home visit to an elderly client recovering from hip surgery.  The woman seems confused an has dry mucous membranes.  When asked about her fluid intake, that patient states, “I stop drinking water early in the day because it is just too difficult to get up during the night to go to the bathroom.” What would be the nurse’s best response?

A nursing student is providing education on the signs of hypovolemia to a group at a senior center.  Which of the following does the student include (Select all that apply)?

The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who is at risk for mild hypernatremia.  What action is most important for the nurse to teach the client for prevention?

The nurse is caring for a client admitted to the medical unit 72 hours ago with pyloric stenosis.  A nasogastric tube placed upon admission has been on low intermittent suction ever since.  Upon review of the morning’s blood work, the nurse notices that the client’s potassium is below the reference range. The nurse should assess for signs and symptoms of what imbalance?

The nurse is caring for a client with severe diarrhea.  The nurse recognizes that the client is at risk for developing which acid-base imbalance? 

A COTA uses operant conditioning.  He notices that the child he is working with has successfully stood in line without pushing or cutting in front of others.  While documenting, the COTA describes this as

EXTRA CREDIT (Worth up to 5 points) Give an example of an organism that produces a latent infection and describe that organism’s life cycle.