A nurse is assessing a client who has heart failure.

Which of the following client statements should indicate to the nurse that the client needs a referral for cardiac rehabilitation?

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is to undergo open heart surgery.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider as a contraindication to receiving heparin?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has asthma and a new prescription for a metered-dose inhaler.

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

A nurse is assessing a client admitted with peripheral vascular disease.

Which of the following findings indicates a venous vascular disorder?

A nurse is preparing to administer 2 units of packed RBCs to a client.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A charge nurse receives a call from the house supervisor requesting room assignments for four new clients.

Based on the admission diagnoses, which of the following clients requires a private room?

A nurse is reviewing the medication list of a client who is being admitted with diabetes insipidus.

Which of the following medications places the client at an increased risk for developing diabetes insipidus?

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 assessing a client who has cirrhosis.

Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has status epilepticus.

Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority to include?

A nurse is caring for a client who had a total hip arthroplasty.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent hip dislocation?