A nurse is assessing a client who has a long history of smoking and suspected of having laryngeal cancer. The nurse should anticipate that the client will report that her earliest manifestation was

A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV. Which of the following laboratory values is the nurse's priority?

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day divided equally every 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 33 lb. Available is amoxicillin 200 mg/5 mL suspension. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is reviewing the record of a client who has a new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and an A1C of 9. The client has attended multiple workshops about diabetes management but reports not using the meal plan to assist with nutrition and feels unmotivated to start an exercise regimen. According to the Theory of Reasoned Action/Planned behavior, which of the following explains the likelihood of this client having good outcomes in follow-up clinic visits?

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about reducing the risk of needlestick injuries. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A hospice nurse is caring for a client who has terminal cancer and takes PO morphine for pain relief. The client reports that he had to increase the dose of morphine this week to obtain pain relief. Which of the following scenarios should the nurse document as the explanation for this situation?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The nurse should recognize that the client understands the teaching when he identifies which of the following as manifestations of hypoglycemia? (Select all that apply.)

A school nurse receives a telephone call from a parent who suspects their school-age child may have coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2). Which of the following instructions should the nurse give as secondary prevention?

A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department.

Click to highlight the findings in the transfer report that require immediate action by the nurse when the client arrives.

The client complains of fatigue, vertigo, and shortness of breath with daily activities.

Current vital signs are: blood pressure 86/46 mm Hg, pulse rate 100/min, respiratory rate 28/min. Oxygen saturation 94% on 2 L via nasal cannula. Client has an 18 g capped IV in the right antecubital space. There is a new prescription for 0.9% sodium chloride at 125 mL/hr. There is also a prescription for the transfusion of 2 units of packed RBCs; the first unit has been ordered from the blood bank. Oxygen is to be titrated to maintain an oxygen saturation of 92%.

A nurse is preparing a workshop on preventing common communicable and infectious diseases in the community. Which of the following prevention methods should the nurse include to target diseases that are transmitted directly?

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client.

Drag 1 condition and 1 client finding to fill in each blank in the following sentence.

The client is at risk for developing