A client is admitted to the intensive care unit with diabetes insipidus due to a pituitary gland tumor.

Which potential complication should the nurse monitor closely?

A client who is admitted for primary hypothyroidism has early signs of myxedema coma.
In assessing the client, in which sequence should the nurse complete these actions? (Rank the first action at the top with the remainder in descending order.).

An adolescent who is brought to the emergency department (ED) with a fever and persistent lower right quadrant abdominal pain is anxious, fearful, and hyperventilating.
The nurse anticipates the client developing which acid-base imbalance?

A client with delusions tells the nurse, "You aren't doing your job.
Go get those people over there and shoot them before they get me." Which statement is the nurse's best response?

The nurse requests a meal tray for a client who follows Mormon beliefs and who is on a clear liquid diet following abdominal surgery.
Which menu item(s) should the nurse request for this client? (Select all that apply).

A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who has been taking amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin) for a bacterial respiratory tract infection.

Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to a possible adverse effect of this medication? (Select all that apply.).

An adult client is admitted to the psychiatric unit because of a daily, complex handwashing ritual that takes two hours or longer to complete.

The client worries about staying clean and refuses to sit on any of the chairs in the day area.

This client's handwashing is an example of which clinical behavior?

A clinical trial is recommended for a female client with metastatic breast cancer, but she refuses to participate and tells her family that she does not wish to have further treatments.

The client's son and daughter ask the nurse to try and convince their mother to reconsider this decision.

How should the nurse respond?

A client is admitted following a motor vehicle collision.

When assessing the client's level of consciousness, the nurse notes that the client no longer responds to commands.

The nurse initiates a painful stimulus and the client responds by pulling the arms inward with elbows and wrists flexed and extending the legs with the toes pointed downward.

Which action should the nurse implement?

Patient Data.

What are the signs and symptoms of DKA? Select all that apply.

A nurse is planning recreational activities for a group of patients who are receiving rehabilitation and restorative care.
Which of the following factors should the nurse consider when selecting appropriate activities? (Select all that apply.).