A 45-year old female patient complains of urinary leakage when laughing or sneezing and asks if anything can be done to help reverse this condition. The nurse educates the patient to do which of the following exercises?

While preparing to do a sterile dressing change, a nurse accidentally splashes a few drops of sterile saline on the sterile field. Which of the following principles of surgical asepsis has the nurse violated?

Which question would take priority when collecting a bowel elimination history for a newly admitted patient with a medical diagnosis of possible bowel obstruction?

Which patient will pose the greatest challenge to the assessment skills of the nurse when determining a patient’s need for medication in response to acute pain?

Mrs. Roberts had surgery yesterday for an ostomy. She does not want to look at the ostomy and does not want to provide any care for herself related to the ostomy. She also fears that her spouse will now find her unattractive. Which of the following nursing actions is the most appropriate for Mrs. Roberts?

A patient with constipation is prescribed Miralax (polyethylene glycol 3350) in order to facilitate a bowel movement. The nurse knows the bowel movement may be hard and painful by the time the patient has a bowel movement and asks the doctor to add which medication?

The nurse is assessing a new stoma after removing the wafer and notes reddened irritated peristomal skin. The nurse knows this may be caused by what?

The nurse is emptying an ileostomy pouch for a patient. Which assessment finding would the nurse report immediately?

Mr. Williams is learning about care of his ostomy. The nurse provides accurate information when telling the patient which of the following statements?

A patient with chronic neck pain is seen in the pain clinic for a one month follow-up. In order to evaluate whether the pain management is effective, which question is best for the nurse to ask?