11. A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy and requires suctioning. Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should follow after applying sterile gloves. (Move the steps into the box, placing them in the selected order of performance. Use all the steps.)

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client.

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is most likely experiencing, 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.

A nurse is obtaining a client's manual blood pressure and is having difficulty auscultating sounds. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is interviewing the partner of a client who was admitted in the manic phase of bipolar disorder. The partner states, "I don't know what to do. Everything has been happening so quickly." Which of the following responses by the nurse is therapeutic?

A nurse is preparing to administer a nasogastric (NG) tube feeding to a school-age child. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is preparing to administer a blood transfusion to a client, which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse in an emergency department is planning care for a client who has abdominal trauma from a motor-vehicle crash. Which of the following provider prescriptions should the nurse implement first?

A nurse on a postpartum unit is caring for a client.

Click to highlight the findings that require immediate follow-up. To deselect a finding, click on the finding again.

Vital Signs:

Postpartum day 3, 0815:

Temperature 38.2° C (100.8° F)

Heart rate 104/min

Respiratory rate 18/min

BP 108/70 mm Hg

SaO2 97% on room air

Nurses' Notes:

Postpartum day 3, 0815:

Client reports feeling unwell.

Lung sounds clear but diminished in the bases.

Client states breasts feel firm, heavy, and warm with moderate nipple discomfort while breastfeeding.

Uterus firm at 1 cm above the umbilicus and tender to palpation,

Fundus boggy but firmed with massage.

Moderate amount of dark brown, foul-smelling lochia noted.

Surgical Incision well approximated with slight edema present no redness or drainage noted.

No bowel movement since birth, hypoactive bowel sounds.

Diagnostic Results:

Postpartum day 3. 0900:

Hemoglobin 11.1 g/dL (greater than 11 g/dL)

WBC count 33,000/mm3 (5,000 to 10,000/mm)

A nurse in an acute care facility is caring for a toddler.

For each assessment finding below, click to specify if the assessment finding is consistent with Crohn's disease, appendicitis, or intussusception. Each finding may support more than 1 disease process.

A nurse notices smoke coming from a client's room and discovers a fire in the wastebasket. After moving the client to safety, which of the following is the priority action?

A nurse in a PACU is transferring care of a client to a nurse on the medical-surgical unit. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the hand-off report?