A client who is admitted for malnutrition and severe dehydration receives a prescription for liquid feedings through a feeding tube. After the feeding tube is inserted and placement confirmed, which assessment is most important for the nurse to complete before starting the feeding?

A client who is admitted for malnutrition and severe dehydration receives a prescription for liquid feedings through a feeding tube. After the feeding tube is inserted and placement confirmed, which assessment is most important for the nurse to complete before starting the feeding?

Which explanation is best for the nurse to provide a client who asks the purpose of using the log rolling technique for turning?

The healthcare provider prescribes magnesium hydroxide 4,800 mg PO at bedtime for a patient with constipation. The bottle is labeled, "Magnesium Hydroxide Saline Laxative, USP 400 mg per 5 mL". How many ounces should the nurse instruct the patient to take with each dose? (Enter numerical value only.)

The nurse is entering prescriptions for laboratory work in a client's electronic medical record (EMR) when the system locks up and does not restart. Which action should the nurse take first?

The nurse has removed a barbiturate capsule from the unit dose wrapper to administer to a client. The client decides to watch a television program and requests not to take the medication. Which action should the nurse implement?

The nurse is explaining perineal care to the caregiver of a male client. Which information should the nurse include?

The nurse is reviewing the signed operative consent with a client who is admitted for the removal of a lipoma on the left leg. The client reports the permit should include another lipoma on the right leg. Which action should the nurse implement?

The nurse is teaching a spouse how to care for a client who recently had a stroke and has residual weakness on the right side. Which style of shoes should the nurse recommend the client wear when ambulating with the spouse's assistance?

A patient with fluid volume overload is admitted to the hospital for diuresis. Which assessment should the nurse perform to evaluate the patient's fluid balance?

A client with emphysema tells the nurse that sitting upright in bed makes breathing easier. Which instruction is most important for the nurse to provide the assigned unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?