A newly hired unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is assigned to a home healthcare team along with two experienced UAPs.

Which intervention should the home health nurse implement to ensure adequate care for all clients?

The nurse on the medical-surgical unit is receiving a transfer report from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse for a client who had an exploratory laparotomy.

The PACU nurse provides the following information: "1000 mL normal saline is infusing at 125 mL/hr into the left wrist with 600 mL remaining.

Ondansetron 4 mg intravenously every 8 hours is prescribed for nausea.

The last dose was administered at 0700.

The client is currently describing pain at a level 2 on a 0 to 10 pain scale.

The client has a prescription for hydromorphone 1 mg intravenously every 2 hours as needed for pain.

The last dose was administered at 1000." Which additional information should the PACU nurse report?

A nurse is teaching a client who has a fungal infection about fluconazole.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is providing interventions for a client with panic disorder.
Which interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? (Select all that apply).

The practical nurse (PN) is providing care for a client who is receiving an aminoglycoside to treat a bacterial infection.

To assess for signs of ototoxicity, which action should the PN take?

A client asks a nurse about the differences between major depressive disorder (MDD) and dysthymia.
Which of the following responses by the nurse is accurate?

The medication aide at a long-term care facility is sick and requests to go home before all medications are administered. Which action should the practical nurse (PN) in charge take?

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?

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?

An adult male was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer three weeks ago.

His wife approaches the nurse and asks how she will know that her husband's death is imminent because their two adult children want to be there when he dies.

Which is the best response by the nurse?

A nurse working on a medical-surgical unit is notified about a mass casualty event that recently took place in the community.

Which of the following assignments should the nurse anticipate?