A client on an acute mental health unit states to a nurse, "Tie a bow.
Row the boat.
Now I know.
Whoa! I see you, yo." The nurse should document that the client is exhibiting which of the following speech alterations?

 

A nurse is preparing to initiate IV access for an older adult client. Which of the following sites should the nurse select when initiating the IV for this client?

A nurse is planning to reinforce teaching with a preschooler who is about to undergo an incision and

drainage for cellulitis on the left arm. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use?

A nurse is caring for a client who has immunosuppression and a continuous IV infusion.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a fecal impaction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when digitally evacuating the stool?

A nurse is providing education to the parent of a school-age child who has asthma. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse must recommend clients for discharge in order to make room for several critically injured clients from a local disaster. Which of the following clients should the nurse recommend for discharge?

A nurse is preparing to transfer a client from the ICU to the medical floor. The client was recently weaned from mechanical ventilation following a pneumonectomy. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the change-of-shift report?

A nurse is planning postoperative care for a client who is scheduled for a thoracotomy with chest tube placement.
Which of the following pieces of equipment should the nurse plan to have at the client's bedside?

8-year-old male admitted with cystic fibrosis reports the following symptoms:

• Shortness of breath
• Wheezing throughout lung fields
• Productive cough with thick sputum

A nurse is creating a plan of care for a newly admitted child. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan?