A patient with a right lower leg fracture is having difficulty defecating into a bed pan while lying in bed. Which action by the nurse would assist the patient in having a successful bowel movement?
Which of the following positions should the nurse place the…
Which of the following positions should the nurse place the patient in to administer an enema?
The nurse is caring for a client with suspected appendicitis…
The nurse is caring for a client with suspected appendicitis, she knows that this is associated with which type of pain?
The nurse is caring for a patient with an incision. Which of…
The nurse is caring for a patient with an incision. Which of the following actions would best indicate an understanding of medical and surgical asepsis?
What is the most important reason that the nurse might choo…
What is the most important reason that the nurse might choose to use a silicone foley catheter?
Teaching for a client who is currently taking a diuretic sh…
Teaching for a client who is currently taking a diuretic should include information that he or she may experience which of the following?
The nurse is educating a patient about hypnotics. The nurse…
The nurse is educating a patient about hypnotics. The nurse will include which possible adverse side effects? (Select all that apply)
A 45-year old female patient complains of urinary leakage wh…
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 acc…
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 e…
Which question would take priority when collecting a bowel elimination history for a newly admitted patient with a medical diagnosis of possible bowel obstruction?