A nurse is preparing to administer a patient an intermittent feeding via a nasogastric (NG) tube. Which action is most appropriate to determine correct placement of the tube?

A client has been taking simvastatin for 3 days, and calls the nurse at the clinic to report extreme muscle tenderness and pain. Which is the most appropriate action?

A nurse is collecting data on the abdomen of a client who was admitted to the emergency department with suspected appendicitis. Identify the area of the abdomen that the nurse should palpate last.

A nurse is caring for a client receiving a continuous tube feeding through a gastrostomy tube. Which of the following procedures indicates proper practice? Select all that apply.

A primary health care provider (PHCP) prescribes digoxin, 0.25 mg daily. The nurse educates the client about the medication and emphasizes the importance of which action?

A patient recently started on continuous enteral tube feedings begins complaining of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. What is the best action for the nurse to take?

A nurse is caring for a client with a nasogastric (NG) tube and determines the aspirate pH to be 4. The nurse uses this information to determine which of the following?

Determine whether the relation is a function.{(1, -2), (-3, -1), (-3, 0), (-2, 1), (6, 3)}

Find the slope of the line that goes through the given points.(5, -5), (0, 4)

A patient with heart failure has a new order for captopril 12.5 mg PO. Before administering the first dose and teaching the patient about the drug, which statement by the patient indicates that teaching has been effective?