A client is receiving heparin sodium 5000 units IV and oral warfarin sodium 2.5 mg PO for thrombophlebitis in the left leg. The nurse educated the client that heparin and warfarin are both used because:

Which observation by the nurse indicates that a male client diagnosed with kidney stones is experiencing renal colic?

A client diagnosed with diabetes has severe peripheral neuropathy, resulting in numbness and reduced sensation. Which intervention should the nurse teach the client to prevent injury as a result of this complication?

The nurse is discharging a client who was just prescribed insulin glargine daily at 2100. Which of the following should be included in the teaching? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

The nurse explains to a client that an oral antihypoglycemic agents are not effective in Type I diabetes because people with Type I diabetes:

At 1630 a Type I diabetic client's blood glucose level is 50 mg/dl. The client is alert; however, dinner will not be served until 1715. The nurse's initial action should be to:

The nurse is caring for a client who is three hours postoperative left leg below the knee amputation (BKA). The client tells the nurse. "My left foot is killing me. Please do something!" Which intervention should the nurse implement?

The nurse administers 10 units of insulin lispro to a client at 0630 and anticipates that the client must have breakfast by:

A newly admitted client has been prescribed sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim. The nurse understands that this medication is contraindicated based on which lab result?

The client is receiving a trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. What information should the nurse include in the teaching about this medication?

The client has returned from surgery following a below the knee amputation (BKA). The residual limb is covered with a compression dressing. Immediately upon return from surgery, the dressing is dry. Thirty minutes later, a small amount of bloody drainage is noted on the dressing. What should be the nurse's priority action at this time?