A client has been prescribed a clear liquid diet. What food or fluids will be served?

A nurse is taking care of a client who just lost her husband to a terminal illness. The client is refusing to believe that the loss is happening. Which of Kubler-Ross's stages of grieving is the client experiencing?

A nurse mistakenly gave a client who was NPO a morning breakfast tray. After realizing the mistake, the nurse notified the physician as well as the client; explained the consequences of this mistake, which included a delay in the client's scheduled procedure; and documented the situation in the client's medical record. What did this nurse demonstrate?

During an assessment, a client who is not very talkative appears pale, diaphoretic, and restless in the bed and says "leave me alone." Which subjective data should the nurse document?

The nurse educator provides developmental testing for kindergarten through third-grade students. Which level of prevention is the nurse performing?

A client has a history of an inconsistent fecal elimination pattern. What should the nurse instruct this client to improve this health problem?

When a labor and delivery nurse tells a co-worker that a client of Asian descent probably did not want any pain medication because "Asian women typically are stoic," the nurse is expressing a belief known as what?

A discharge goal for a client is to have improved mobility. Which outcome statement did the nurse write appropriately?

The nurse is admitting a new client to the unit. The nurse notes that this client would need an alternate meal choice when the menu specified pork for a meal. Members of which cultural group might request an alternative meal choice?

The nurse instructs the client on mind-body therapies. Which mind-body therapy is used when the client pictures themselves lying on a beach with the sounds of waves, the cries of seagulls, and the warmth of the sun during periods of stress?

The nurse has been caring for a client for several days and has assessed that he has been eating poorly during his hospitalization. Which nursing measure should the nurse implement to assist the client in improving his nutritional intake?