A nurse in an emergency department is preparing a client for emergency surgery. The
client's blood alcohol level is 180 mg/dL. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?

A nurse on an oncology unit is caring for a client who is receiving internal radiation therapy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has osteomyelitis in the left leg. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as requiring a referral?

A nurse is teaching a group of clients who have cancer about radiation therapy. Which of the following activities should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer?

A nurse is preparing to discharge a client who has a halo device and is reviewing new prescriptions from the provider. The nurse should clarify which of the following prescriptions with the provider?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 6 hr postoperative following application of an external fixator for a tibial fracture. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who arrives at the emergency department and reports vomiting and diarrhea for the past 3 days. The client's serum potassium level is 2.8 mEq/L. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement first?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has heart failure and instructs him to limit sodium intake to 2 g per day. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is performing a cranial nerve assessment on a client following a head injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect if the client has impaired function of the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII)?