The nurse completes a physical assessment on a client that is receiving hospice care. The family asks what physical manifestations indicate end-of-life? Which assessment findings would you include in your teaching to the family? Select all that apply.
The nurse is examining a client’s skin and notes a rash with…
The nurse is examining a client’s skin and notes a rash with a discrete lesion configuration. Which image shows a discrete lesion configuration?
The operating room nurse is taking the client into the opera…
The operating room nurse is taking the client into the operating room when the client says his grandmother almost died from a high fever in surgery 15 years ago. What is the nurse’s best action?
The nurse will assess the client for which potential contrai…
The nurse will assess the client for which potential contraindication to isoniazid?
The nurse on the intermediate care unit received change-of-s…
The nurse on the intermediate care unit received change-of-shift report on four clients with hypertension. Which client should the nurse assess first?
The nurse is performing a bedside stroke scale assessment on…
The nurse is performing a bedside stroke scale assessment on a client who has new onset of facial numbness with a recent blood pressure of 172/88. The total stroke assessment score is 40. Based on this score, the nurse should do which of the following first?
The provider has ordered a medication at 2000mcg/ min IV. Th…
The provider has ordered a medication at 2000mcg/ min IV. The label says the medication strength is 3g in a total volume of 250mL of D5W. How many mL/hr should the nurse set the infusion pump to administer the prescribed dose? _______ mL/hr
After being hospitalized for 3 days with a right femur fract…
After being hospitalized for 3 days with a right femur fracture, a client suddenly develops shortness of breath and tachypnea. The client tells the nurse, “I feel like I am going to die!” Which action should the nurse take first?
Which nursing action for a client with chronic obstructive p…
Which nursing action for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could the nurse delegate to experienced unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? Select all that apply.
The nurse is preparing to transfuse a client with a unit of…
The nurse is preparing to transfuse a client with a unit of packed red blood cells (PRBCs). Which intravenous solution is correct for use with the PRBC transfusion?