A client comes to the clinic complaining of dysphagia and states that "he feels like food is stuck in his throat." The physician suspects esophageal cancer. Which of the following is a risk factor for esophageal cancer?

The nurse is caring for a client who has had an upper G.I. endoscopy. The client's vital signs must be taken every 30 minutes for two hours after the procedure. The nurse assigns an unlicensed assistant to take the vital signs. Two hours later, the assistant reports to client who was previously afebrile has now developed a temperature of 101.8°F. What should the nurse do in response to this reported data by the unlicensed assistant?

A nurse prepares to replace the nearly empty container of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for a client when she finds that there has been a delay in receiving the new container of solution from the pharmacy. Which of the following solutions should the nurse infuse until the next container of TPN solution becomes available?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition and develops refeeding syndrome. The nurse should expect which of the following laboratory findings?

A nurse in a provider's office is assessing an older adult client whose son reports that the client has been sick with a respiratory illness for the past 6 days. Which of the following assessment findings is a manifestation of pneumonia in the older adult client?

The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with pneumonia. Which interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? (Select All that Apply.)

A nurse is creating a plan of care to maintain the skin integrity of a client who experiences frequent diarrhea due to ulcerative colitis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?

A client diagnosed with ulcerative colitis has a new ileostomy. Which statement indicates the client needs more teaching concerning the ileostomy?

A nurse is assessing a client who has peptic ulcer disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the priority?

A patient has a nasogastric (NG) tube following esophagectomy. Following standards of practice, which of the following postoperative instructions should the nurse question the surgeon about?

A nurse is preparing to administer 1,000 mL of lactated Ringer's IV over 6 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)