A nurse in an emergency department is planning care for a client who has abdominal trauma from a motor-vehicle crash. Which of the following provider prescriptions should the nurse implement first?

A nurse is caring for a client who has an abruptio placentae. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin IV to an adult client. The client asks the nurse if the medication can be given 2 hr earlier. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

A nurse is working with a local group that is in the process of reducing the use of pesticides in community gardens. The nurse should identify that the group is in which of the following stages of change?

A nurse in an acute care facility is caring for a toddler.

For each assessment finding below, click to specify if the assessment finding is consistent with Crohn’s disease, appendicitis, or intussusception. Each finding may support more than 1 disease process.

A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted to the antepartum unit.

Which of the following provider orders should the nurse anticipate? For each potential provider's order, click to specify if the potential order is anticipated or not anticipated for the client. There must be 1 selection in every row. There does not need to be a selection in every column.

A nurse is preparing to administer a blood transfusion to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is assessing a client who is in active labor. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

A nurse in an urgent care clinic is caring for an infant who presents with vomiting, diarrhea, and decreased oral intake. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?

A nurse is preparing to administer an autologous blood product to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to identify the client?

A nurse on a postpartum unit is caring for a client.

Click to highlight the findings that require immediate follow-up. To deselect a finding, click on the finding again.

Vital Signs:

Postpartum day 3, 0815:

Temperature 38.2° C (100.8° F)

Heart rate 104/min

Respiratory rate 18/min

BP 108/70 mm Hg

SaO2 97% on room air

Nurses' Notes:

Postpartum day 3, 0815:

Client reports feeling unwell.

Lung sounds clear but diminished in the bases.

Client states breasts feel firm, heavy, and warm with moderate nipple discomfort while breastfeeding.

Uterus firm at 1 cm above the umbilicus and tender to palpation.

Fundus boggy but firmed with massage.

Moderate amount of dark brown, foul-smelling lochia noted.

Surgical incision well approximated with slight edema present; no redness or drainage noted.

No bowel movement since birth, hypoactive bowel sounds.

Diagnostic Results:

Postpartum day 3, 0900:

Hemoglobin 11.1 g/dL (greater than 11 g/dL)

WBC count 33,000/mm3 (5,000 to 10,000/mm)