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 is caring for a client who has pancreatitis and has been receiving total parenteral nutrition.

Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse monitor for overall nutritional status?

A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide to a client who has acute heart failure.

Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse identify as a contraindication for receiving the medication?

A nurse is caring for a client who has hypotension, cool and clammy skin, tachycardia, and tachypnea.

In which of the following positions should the nurse place the client?

A nurse suspects that a client who has diabetes mellitus is experiencing hypoglycemia.

Which of the following assessment findings supports this suspicion?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a sealed radiation implant.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is planning care for an older adult client who has Ménière's disease.

Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is scheduled for a CT scan with contrast media.

Which of the following medications should the nurse instruct the client to withhold for 48 hr following the procedure?

A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who experienced a full-thickness burn injury to the lower torso 1 hr ago.

Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about foot care.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is providing instructions about foot care for a client who has peripheral arterial disease.

The nurse should identify which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching.