The newly licensed nurse is attempting to provide teaching about a medication to a seriously ill client. The nurse cannot understand why the client has not been able to retain the information provided previously. The nurse seeks the help of the assigned preceptor to provide guidance. Which should be included in the preceptor’s response?

The nurse cares for a client recently admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).  What are the barriers when using technology in the hospital?  Select all that apply.

The nurse cares for a client immediately after a diving injury.  Friends report client dove into a shallow pool.  Which is the FIRST action the nurse should take?

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with deep partial thickness burns over 60% of the body.  The nurse notes a blood glucose of 350 g/dL.  The health care provider prescribes an insulin drip to start at 2.5 units/hour.  The solution is 0.5 units/mL of insulin in 250 mL normal saline. Determine the IV flow rate in mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number when calculations complete)

The nurse cares for a client with multiple injuries due to trauma.  The client has a patent airway, clear lungs, and palpable pulses.  Which action will the nurse take next?

The nurse cares for a client with fractures of ribs number 10, 11 and 12, on the left side. Which would be a PRIORITY action by the nurse?

A nurse who has recently started working on the intensive care unit voices concerns to his preceptor that all of the machines being used in the care of the client are reducing his ability to establish a therapeutic relationship with the assigned clients. What is the BEST response by the preceptor?

Identify the appropriate zones of injury in this thermal burn.  

Using the “Lund and Browder” chart, calculate the approximate percentage of total body surface area injured for a 12-year-old client with superficial partial-thickness burns to bilateral lower arms, deep partial thickness burns to anterior chest and abdomen, full thickness burns to bilateral hands.  (Round to the nearest whole number, after calculations are complete.)

While family members are visiting, a client has a cardio-respiratory arrest and is being resuscitated.  Which is the BEST action by the nurse?