A client recovering from surgery asks the nurse why turning, deep breathing, and coughing exercises need to be done. How should the nurse respond?

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is at risk for skin breakdown. The nurse should use which of the following interventions to help maintain the integrity of the client's skin?

Which one of the following roles of the home health care nurse illustrates the role of coordinator of services?

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

The nurse has performed an assessment of a client scheduled for discharge to be cared for by the family. Which situation would the nurse question regarding discharge of this client to be cared for by the family?

A nurse enters a client's room and sees that ashes from a cigarette are beginning to ignite trash in the wastebasket. What actions should the nurse take first?

While performing a bed bath, the nurse notes an area of tissue injury on the client's sacral area. The wound presents as a shallow open ulcer with a red-pink wound bed and partial thickness loss of dermis. What is the correct name of this wound?

A nurse is educating a preoperative client on how to effectively deep breathe. Which instruction would be included?

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 nurse is providing care for a client who has recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. To focus on affective learning with this client, the nurse should use which of the following interventions?

A nurse is educating a postoperative client on essential nutrition for healing. Which statement by the client would indicate a need for information?