A client visits a health care facility reporting loss of appetite following a prolonged illness. How should the nurse document the client's condition?

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

A nurse palpates the pulse of a client and documents the following: 6/6/12 pulse 85 and regular, 3+ and equal in radial, popliteal, and dorsalis pedis. What does the number "+3" represent?

A nurse is providing education to a postoperative client on how to use an incentive spirometer. Which of the following is an accurate step that should be included in the education plan?

The nurse is identifying outcomes for a client with the nursing diagnosis of Stress Urinary Incontinence. Which outcome would be related to sphincter incompetence?

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

A nurse is evaluating a nursing student's understanding of positioning clients. Which of the following statements indicates a need for further teaching?

A client has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and must learn how to do his own finger stick blood sugar analysis as part of his treatment. The client has been sullen and uncommunicative since receiving the diagnosis. How can the nurse best increase the client's motivation to learn?

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?

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