A home health nurse is planning care for a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is caring for a client who is on bed rest. The nurse should recognize that which of the following findings is a complication of immobility?

A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has a new prescription for haloperidol. Which of the following adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to report to the provider?

A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is assessing an adolescent client. The nurse should expect the adolescent to be in which of the following of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development?

A nurse is assessing the coping strategies of a client who has recently retired. Which of the following statements by the client indicates that the client is using compensation as a defense mechanism?

A nurse in the emergency department (ED) is caring for an older adult client.

Which of the following prescriptions from the provider should the nurse anticipate? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a client in the outpatient mental health clinic.

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Nurses' Notes

Today

Client states, "I'm feeling much better." They report less fatigue, even though they have difficulty sleeping. Client reports they are not sad anymore but are experiencing more frequent headaches. Client continues to deny any suicidal ideation.

Vital Signs

Today

BP 169/91 mm Hg

Heart rate 78/min

Respiratory rate 18/min

A nurse is caring for a client.

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Nurses' Notes

0900:

Client who is at 38 weeks of gestation presents to the antepartum unit with uterine contractions, dark red vaginal bleeding, and abdominal pain that started approximately 45 min prior to arrival. Rates abdominal pain a 7 on a scale of 0 to 10. Client reports, "My blood pressure has been high during the pregnancy."

Home Medications: prenatal multivitamin, methyldopa 250 mg PO twice daily Physical Exam:

General: tearful, anxious

Cardiovascular: S1, S2, no murmur

Respiratory: bilateral breath sounds clear

Abdomen: Uterine hypertonicity with a board-like abdomen, tenderness noted upon palpation of left upper quadrant

FHR: 116/min, minimal variability noted

A nurse and an assistive personnel (AP) are assigned a group of clients on the unit. Which of the following clients should the nurse instruct the AP to report to the nurse?

A nurse is consulting a pharmacological reference about medication compatibility prior to administering warfarin to a client. Which of the following medications should the nurse identify as being incompatible with warfarin?

A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has paranoid personality disorder and refuses to take their medication. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?