A client arrives for an annual physical exam and reports having calf pain. The client's health history includes peripheral arterial disease. Which question should the nurse ask the client about expected findings related to chronic arterial symptoms?

A nurse is setting up the equipment to assist with a sigmoidoscopy while the practical nurse (PN) positions the client in a flat prone position. Which action should the nurse implement?

The nurse places an opioid patch on the chest of a client with intractable pain who also has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement before leaving the client?

The hospice nurse is teaching the family of a client receiving palliative care at home how to provide care. Which instruction should the nurse provide?

Patient Data

The nurse reviews new data.

Which 5 nursing interventions are indicated for this client?

The nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who reports chest pain on exertion and who is newly diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. Which outcome should the nurse include in the plan of care for this client?

A client who recently received a prescription for ramelteon to treat sleep deprivation reports experiencing several side effects since taking the drug. Which side effect should the nurse report to the healthcare provider?

An unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is assigned to provide personal care for a client who is prescribed bedrest with bedside commode use. The UAP reports to the nurse that the client's obesity makes it difficult to safely assist the client in transferring from the bed to the bedside commode. How should the nurse respond?

A school-aged client is receiving vancomycin, 400 mg IV every 6 hours for a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) infection. The medication is diluted in a 100 mL bag of 0.9% sodium chloride with instructions to infuse over one and a half hours. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Please enter the numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.

The home care nurse provided self-care instructions for a client with chronic venous insufficiency caused by deep vein thrombosis. What instruction(s) should the nurse include in the client's discharge teaching plan? Select all that apply.

Nurses working on a surgical unit are concerned about a physician's treatment of clients during invasive procedures, such as dressing changes and insertion of IV lines. Clients are often crying during the procedures, and the physician is usually unconcerned or annoyed by the client's response. To resolve this problem, the nurses should perform these actions in which order? (Arrange from the first action on top to the last on the bottom.)