A nurse is completing a teaching at a Senior Center on the ability to fight respirator infections.  Which effect of aging will impact the client’s recovery?

A nurse is providing care for a client who is receiving chemotherapy ad radiation as treatment for esophageal cancer.  Which factor in the care of this client is the nurse’s priority concern?

A nurse is caring for a 68-year old client and the client has been admitted with a GI disorder.  What should the nurse consider with this client and preparing their care?

The doctor orders 20mg of Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) to be given every 6 hours.  The available concentration is 10mg per 5 ML.  How many milliters should the nurse administer per dose?

A client presents with abdominal pain.  The nurse knows which pain description is consistent with appendicitis?

A client is being treated for acute cholecystitis.  The client is instructed on dietary measures to reduce the possibility of recurrent episodes.  Which client comment indicates a need for additional teaching?

The nurse is obtaining information from a client which is obese and has diabetes mellitis (DM.  Upon assessment, the nurse notes generalized ecchymosis, and enlarged and tender liver upon palpation, and evidence of ascites with inspection.  What is the concern of the nurse?  

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A nurse is completing their assessment of the abdomen.  While the nurse is palpating her client’s abdomen the client states, “I have pain in the abdomen in the right upper quadrant.  The level of pain is 4/10.”  How deep should the nurse depress this client’s abdomen?

A licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) is caring for a client with COPD.  That client has an oxygen saturation of 90% and is receiving oxygen by nasal cannual at 2L/min.  The client has become short of breath and requests for the LPN/LVN to increase her oxygen rate.  That is the LPN/LVN’s next step?