The role of a nurse during the postmortem period in a supporting a surrogate and family members who are considering organ donation consists of which of the following? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a client who has dementia. The client is agitated and is having difficulty staying in his chair. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Which interventions should the nurse implement when speaking with an elderly client that is experiencing a hearing deficit? Select all that apply.

The new graduate has started her first nursing job and is weighing the pros and cons of obtaining professional liability insurance. What are reasons the nurse would choose to have her own liability insurance? Select all that apply.

Which food items should the nurse recommend as good sources of iodine in the diet?

A 20-year-old client has just died as a result of an automobile accident, and nurses present in the emergency department are supporting family members. Which statements made by the nurse are supportive? Select all that apply.

According to the Harvard University Medical School Committee, what function must be irreversibly lost to define death?

A nurse is planning the discharge of a client who has sleep apnea and requires bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) at night. The nurse should plan to consult with which of the following health care team members to help educate the client?

S: 58 year old male client was in a Motor Vehicle Collision three days ago, he was found to have hit another vehicle head on after experiencing a myocardial infarction while driving. The client was trapped inside the vehicle and had to be extricated by EMS personnel. Client was found to have blunt force trauma to the head and chest. On CT scan performed on arrival to the emergency department he was found to have a brain bleed and bleeding from the liver and spleen. He decided yesterday to sign a DNR order and physician is aware. Client is of Jehovah’s Witness religion which he practices regularly. He was stabilized in the emergency department and is planned to have surgery on the abdominal cavity tomorrow, due to the DNR order this surgery was cancelled. He was admitted to the palliative care unit for further care at this time. B: Client’s past medical history: Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, past smoker for 25 years smoking 3 packs per day, mild obesity with a sedentary lifestyle. A: BP: 80/40, HR 140, RR 24, SPO2 94% on 2L via NC, T 95.0 F. Client is alert and oriented X 4 but lethargic, the previous shift noted some periods of confusion. He appears to be anxious and very pale and is having Cheyne-stokes respirations with significant periods of apnea. Client’s abdomen is firm and distended. Lung sounds are diminished in the bases and crackles can be heard in the upper lobes. His lower extremities are mottled in color, and cool to touch. 2+ femoral pulses with posterior tibial pulses and pedal pulses absent. 20G IV in the left anticubital heplocked. R: What is the priority action for the nurse to initiate?

A nurse is working in a geriatric screening clinic.  The nurse would expect that the skin of the elderly client will demonstrate which  characteristic?