A clinical nurse educator is developing an educational program on the transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospital settings.
What information should the nurse include in the program?

A nurse is caring for a patient suspected of having compromised blood flow to a limb. What factors contribute to poor circulation to the limb?

A provider has prescribed quetiapine 50 mg PO, divided equally every 12 hours for 3 days. The available medication is quetiapine 25 mg tablets.

How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose on the third day?

A nurse is caring for a newborn who is 30 minutes old following a spontaneous vaginal birth. The birth parent noted dark brown- greenish amniotic fluid during labor. The newborn was delivered at 42 weeks gestation. Apgar scores were 8 at 1 minute and 9 at 5 minutes.

After reviewing the information in the newborn's medical record, which of the following complications should the nurse identify as posing the greatest risk? Drag one condition and one client finding to fill in each blank in the following sentence.

The condition that poses the greatest risk to the newborn is

A nurse is caring for a child who is allergic to penicillin.
Which prescription should the nurse verify with the provider?

A nurse is caring for a 45-year-old male client in the emergency department. The client was admitted at 0700hrs with a 2-day history of headache, muscle aches, fever, sore throat, and fatigue.

The nurse is preparing to administer an antibiotic to the client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply)

Scenario:

A nurse is caring for a 32-year-old female client who was recently diagnosed with endometriosis. The client is in the clinic for a follow-up visit after beginning nafarelin treatment.

Setting: Clinic

Which of the following manifestations reported by the client should the nurse identify as a therapeutic effect of the nafarelin? (Select all that apply.)