A client with bleeding esophageal varices receives vasopressin intravenously (IV). Which adverse effect should the nurse monitor for during the IV infusion of this medication?

After an increase in the number of suicides in a community, the nurse is developing a class for adolescents about mental health.

Which type of activity should the nurse include in the teaching?

A client is diagnosed with influenza A and is prescribed oseltamivir.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further education?

Patient Data.

Which order would the nurse question? Select all that apply.

A client with a long history of migraine headaches asks the nurse if there are non-pharmaceutical ways to help obtain pain relief.
Which intervention should the nurse offer?

A client receiving mechanical ventilation has a pH of 7.26, PaCO2 of 68 mm Hg, and a PaO2 of 92 mm Hg. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

A new mother on the postpartum unit runs out of the room screaming that her newborn infant's crib is empty and the baby is missing.
Which action should the nurse take first?

The nurse is caring for a client who reports sudden right-sided numbness and weakness of the arm and leg.

The nurse also observes a distinct right-sided facial droop.

After reporting the findings to the healthcare provider, the nurse receives several prescriptions for the client, including a STAT Computerized tomography scan of the head.

Which action should the nurse take first?

The nurse observes an 18-month-old toddler keeping a bottle of milk in the mouth throughout the history-taking and assessment process during a well-child visit.

The mother confirms that the child has a bottle available most of the day and remarks that it makes a great pacifier.

Which response should the nurse provide?

A 70-year-old female presents to the emergency department triage with a noticeable facial droop and garbled speech. After having a few drinks at a local seafood restaurant, the client’s husband noticed his wife’s speech became difficult to understand.

The triage nurse does a rapid assessment of the client.

Select one condition and one client finding to complete the sentence(s). Based on the collected data, the nurse recognizes that the client is most likely exhibiting signs of

The client is a 29-year-old with a history of type 1 diabetes from the age of 6. She controls her blood glucose with an insulin pump and uses a continuous glucose monitor.

The client was out of town, and her insulin pump was damaged.

She had forgotten her back-up long-acting insulin at home, so she took the 6-hour drive home.

By the time she arrived at home, she was having nausea and vomiting.

Her blood glucose meter read over 500 mg/dL (27.8 mmol/L). She took a dose of insulin glargine and took herself to the emergency room.

The nurse is drawing an arterial blood gas to evaluate the client post treatment.

Complete the following sentence by choosing from the lists of options.

A pH level of