A nurse is assessing a client who has diabetes mellitus prior to performing a blood glucose test.

Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client has hyperglycemia?

A nurse is preparing to administer an injection to a client.

Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take after administering the injection?

A nurse is caring for a client.

Exhibit 1 Nurses' Notes Day 1: Exhibit 2 Exhibit 3 Client reports fatigue, weight loss, night sweats, and a persistent cough.

Performed a purified protein derivative test on the client and obtained a QuantiFERON-TB Gold blood test as prescribed.

Bilateral breath sounds with crackles and scattered wheezes throughout.

Cough productive for yellow, purulent sputum.

What are the first two actions the nurse should take?

A nurse is caring for a client following a bilateral mastectomy. The client is often tearful and avoids looking at her dressings. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is teaching a client who is about to undergo a bowel resection about advance directives.

While assessing the client's abdomen, you note that the Jackson-Pratt drain's reservoir is expanded and half full of blood. Which is the appropriate action for you to take at this time?.

A nurse is preparing to administer several medications via NG tube to a client who is receiving continuous tube feeding.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at risk for thrombus formation.

Which of the following statements made by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is delegating client care tasks to assistive personnel.

Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate?

A nurse is caring for an infant who is to undergo surgery.

The nurse should identify which of the following individuals should sign the consent form?

What findings should the nurse expect when assessing an older adult client?