A charge nurse is providing an in-service to a group of nurses on the different levels of illness prevention.
The nurse should include which of the following as an example of secondary prevention?

Your patient was outdoors and developed hypothermia.
You know that independent nursing interventions would include:

An elderly client is hospitalized for the first time.

Which of the following actions ensures the safety of the client? (Select all that apply).

The nurse is monitoring a client admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of appendicitis who is scheduled for surgery in 2 hours. The client begins to complain of increased abdominal pain and begins to vomit. On assessment, the nurse notes the abdomen is distended and bowel sounds are diminished.
Which is the most appropriate nursing intervention?

Which thermoregulatory condition is an elderly person most at risk for?

The nurse knows that the first-line treatment for localized inflammation (for example, on a patient’s ankle) is RICE.
This acronym means:

A nurse is caring for a client with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Which of the following criteria were used to assist in making this diagnosis? Select all that apply.

The nurse does not turn a client every two hours as ordered, and the client develops a pressure injury.
What legal concept applies?

An elderly client is admitted to the hospital looking unkempt, with dirty clothing, and she smells of urine.
The nurse is aware this may be:

The RN is caring for James, an elderly man, in his home. The client’s son, Brad, is visiting and he plans to take James to the bank so that he can sign a Power of Attorney (POA) for his finances over to Brad. James tells the nurse that he is not ready for his son to take over as POA, but he doesn’t want to make him angry.
What should the nurse do next?

In individuals who have appendicitis, the pain will typically localize to McBurney’s point.
Which quadrant of the abdomen is McBurney’s point found?