A client with renal calculi is experiencing hematuria and reports severe flank pain.
Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

A nurse is teaching a client who has a urinary tract infection (UTI) about trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.

The client asks why he needs to take two antibiotics together.

What should the nurse say?

A clinical trial is recommended for a female client with metastatic breast cancer, but she refuses to participate and tells her family that she does not wish to have further treatments.

The client's son and daughter ask the nurse to try and convince their mother to reconsider this decision.

How should the nurse respond?

After inflating a blood pressure cuff and releasing the valve, the nurse hears silence followed by a Korotkoff sound.
Which action should the nurse take next?

The nurse is providing education to a client who receives a prescription for zolpidem.
Which information about the medication should the nurse include?

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.

The nurse begins to plan care for the client’s recovery and identifies interdisciplinary team members who can assist with the client’s recovery.

Select the interdisciplinary team members who should assist the client in recovery.

Select all that apply.

A nurse is establishing a therapeutic relationship with a client with anxiety disorder.
What is the primary goal of this intervention?

In assessing a client with an indwelling urinary catheter following the provision of care by an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP), the practical nurse (PN) observes that the catheter drainage bag, which is half- full, is attached to the side rail and the tubing is looped on the bed.

Which action should the PN implement?

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?

The nurse interviews a client admitted for an outpatient procedure and enters a long list of home medications into the medical record.

The nurse observes several medications that are prescribed for the same indications.

Which instruction is best for the nurse to communicate to the client regarding the multiple prescriptions?

A woman at 12 weeks' gestation comes to the clinic for her first prenatal visit.

After completing a health history, the nurse should discuss which topic about pregnancy at this initial visit?