The nurse includes the following instructions for a client prescribed tolterodine (Detrol).
The nurse is caring for a client with a chronic neurologic c…
The nurse is caring for a client with a chronic neurologic condition that decreases the client’s peristalsis. The nurse identifies that this client is at risk for
When administering albuterol (Proventil HFA) to an older adu…
When administering albuterol (Proventil HFA) to an older adult, the nurse instructs the client that
The nurse teaches a client that occult blood
The nurse teaches a client that occult blood
A client hospitalized in a long-term rehabilitation facility…
A client hospitalized in a long-term rehabilitation facility is immobile and has a wound on her coccyx measuring 5cm by 3 cm. Depth cannot be obtained since the area is covered with 100% eschar. The nurse would identify this wound as a(an)
The client with quadriplegia presents to the outpatient clin…
The client with quadriplegia presents to the outpatient clinic with a sacral wound that extends through the epidermis into the dermis. When documenting the depth of the wound, how would the nurse classify it?
During a dressing change, the nurse notes an abdominal wound…
During a dressing change, the nurse notes an abdominal wound has eviscerated. What is the nurse’s initial action?
Which lung sounds would the nurse expect to hear on a client…
Which lung sounds would the nurse expect to hear on a client admitted with pulmonary edema?
What is the rationale for using a Venturi mask?
What is the rationale for using a Venturi mask?
The nurse is caring for a client admitted with an opioid ove…
The nurse is caring for a client admitted with an opioid overdose. Upon assessment, the client is drowsy and has arterial blood gas (ABG) results of pH 7.32, PaCO2 50, HCO3 22, POx 96%. What is the most appropriate intervention by the nurse at this time?