The nurse contributed to the teaching plan for a patient who has a history of allergies to pollen. Which of these actions by the patient would indicate understanding of how to control this disease?

The nurse is providing care for a patient recovering from a hip replacement who has a history of respiratory disease. Place the following nursing diagnoses in order of priority (1–4).A. _____ Risk for injury related to unsteady gaitB. _____ Knowledge deficit related to use of a walkerC. _____ Acute pain related to surgeryD. _____ Impaired gas exchange related to compromised respiratory system

The nurse notes upon the patient’s return to the surgical unit postoperatively that the surgical dressing covering the Penrose drain is dry and intact. Two hours later, the patient reports pain of 5 on a scale of 0 to 10 at the incisional site. The nurse checks the dressing and finds a 1 × 1 inch area of serosanguineous drainage on the dressing. What action should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

A patient is typically placed on bleeding precautions if the platelet count is less than ____________________/mm3.

What type of pain is most often associated with a change in vital signs?

The nurse is caring for a patient with anemia. Which of the following laboratory results would the nurse recognize as being indicative of anemia? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse should stay at the bedside with a patient for the first ____________________ minutes of any blood transfusion to detect signs of a reaction.

An intravenous infusion is not running. The insertion site looks normal. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate to try to get it running again?

A nurse is infusing an intravenous antibiotic medication. It is ordered as 100 mg in 50 mL D5W to be infused over 20 minutes. How many drops per minute should be delivered using tubing that delivers 15 gtt per mL? ____________________ drops per minute

What term should a nurse use to document a large area of discoloration from hemorrhage under the skin?