A client being admitted with a transient ischemic attack reporting a headache is allergic to morphine, iodine, and codeine.
Which healthcare provider order should the nurse querry

The nurse suspects that a client has decorticate posturing.
Which findings support the nurse's suspicion?

The nurse prepares a continuous aminophylline infusion at 0.3 mg/kg/hr for a client weighing 165 pounds.

The bag is mixed with 500 mg of aminophylline in 250 mL of D5W.

At which rate should the nurse set the pump in mL/hr? Round the answer to the tenths place.

The nurse is supervising a nursing student who is providing care for a thoracotomy patient with a chest tube.
Which finding requires immediate reporting?

The nurse is teaching a group of community members about fire safety.
A participant asks, "What should I do if I get hot grease burns on my hand?" How should the nurse best respond?

The nurse is caring for a client with severe thrombocytopenia who is scheduled for a bone marrow biopsy.
The provider prescribes a platelet transfusion for the client. When should the nurse anticipate administering the platelets?

A 68-year-old adult client arrives at the emergency department for chest heaviness and difficulty breathing.

Based on the clinical scenario, complete the following sentence by dragging one answer from each list of options.

The priority and most specific diagnostic test would be

A client requests to die at home in a familiar setting, and hospice care is initiated.
Which initial action by a hospice nurse would best support family coping?

A client with esophageal varices is admitted with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Which medication should the nurse anticipate administering to reduce portal hypertension and prevent further bleeding?

The nurse is caring for the terminally ill client.
Which interventions should the nurse implement to help minimize the stress and frustration experienced by the client and their family? Select all that apply.