A patient whose spouse died 1 year earlier complains of feeling overwhelmingly lonely and has withdrawn from interpersonal interactions. The patient is demonstrating what stage of grief according to Kübler-Ross’s theory?

A client presents to the urgent care center with complaints of abdominal pain. Suddenly the client vomits bright red blood. The nurse would take which immediate action?

Treatment for syncope is to place patients

Which drug is NOT used to treat diabetes?

The nurse is caring for a client with gout who is taking colchicine. The client has been instructed to restrict the diet to low-purine foods. Which food should the nurse instruct the client to avoid when taking this medication?

A nurse conducting an eye examination notes that the client exhibits rapid, involuntary oscillating (quick back and forth) movements of the eyeball when looking at the nurse. The nurse documents this finding as:

The nurse is planning care for a client with hemiparesis of the right arm and leg. Where would the nurse plan to place objects needed by the client?

The nurse is using a penlight to check the patient’s pupils as part of the neurologic assessment/data collection. Arrange the actions and observations in the correct order that they should occur for testing accommodation. All options must be used:1. Pupils dilate.     2. Pupils constrict and converge.   3. Document findings.    4. Ask client to watch object as it moves to the nose.    5. Ask client to focus on object in the distance.

The nurse caring for the patient with dementia notices that the patient stays awake most of the night. What would be the nurse’s most appropriate action?

Which instruction will the nurse reinforce for a patient who is taking alendronate?