A client with heart failure is admitted to the medical surgical unit with pneumonia. To reduce cardiac workload, which intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A 18-year-old male client is admitted to the hospital with a possible drug overdose. His mother requests to know the results of the toxicology screen test. Which response is best for the nurse to provide?

The client asks the diabetic nurse educator to clarify what the Registered Dietician told her about the content and timing of her meals.
Which 3 responses should the diabetic nurse educator provide?

The nurse is preparing an older adult client for discharge following cataract extraction. Which instruction should be included in the discharge teaching?

When performing suctioning for a client with a tracheostomy, which action should the nurse include?

While caring for a client after a small bowel resection, the nurse is informed that the client has a history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). To reduce the risk of recurrence of the MRSA in the postoperative wound, which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

A male client who weighs 90 kg is admitted to the emergency department with full thickness burns to 45% of his total body surface area (TBSA). The burns occurred at 1000. At 1200, the nurse uses the prescribed protocol for burns fluid resuscitation to calculate the total fluid volume for the first 24 hours. The infusion pump should be set to deliver how many mL/hour during the first 8 hours? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

The nurse is preparing the client's plan of care. A major component of the clients at home care is pain management.
Select the 3 most important interventions the nurse can educate the client with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) about to help with pain management.

The nurse evaluates the client and the flow sheet.

Click to highlight the findings that indicate the client is progressing as expected.

The client presents to the office for reevaluation of rheumatoid arthritis after methotrexate 25 mg PO weekly was started at the last visit. The client reports she has been balancing periods of activity with rest. She recently attended a large family wedding and became fatigued quickly. She has continued to garden, and read, but crocheting is too painful. She is tolerating weekly medication without side effects. She describes pain as 1 to 2 on a 0 to 10 pain scale in bilateral hands. She has noticed "heartburn" about an hour after using ibuprofen for pain relief. The client is pleased with the improvements.

After administering a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), which action should the nurse take to evaluate the effectiveness of the medication?

Which client's vital signs indicating increased intracranial pressure (ICP) should the nurse report to the healthcare provider?