A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate 4 hr ago.
The nurse notes pink-tinged urine in the drainage bag.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client in active labor.

Admission Assessment.

0200:. Gravida 1, Para 0 at 39 weeks gestation.

Presents with.

contractions occurring every 5 to 6 min, 45 to 60 seconds.

duration.

Cervical examination 4 cm dilated, 50% effaced.

Admit.

to the labor and delivery unit.

Nurses' Notes.

0200:. Admitted to the labor and delivery unit, and reports pain as 7 on a scale.

of O to 10 with contractions.

Cervix 4 cm dilated, 50% effaced,with membranes intact.

0230:. The client reports increasing discomfort with contractions.

Cervix 5. cm dilated, 60% effaced, with membranes intact.

Contractions.

occurring every 5 min, 45 to 60 seconds duration.

0300:. Epidural anesthesia was initiated.

Cervix 7 cm dilated, 70% effaced,. with membranes intact.

Contractions occur every 4 to 5 min,60 seconds duration.

Vital Signs.

0200:. Temperature 36.9° C (98.4° F). Heart rate 86/min.

Respiratory rate 18/min.

BP 118/78 mm Hg. 0230:. Temperature 37° C (98.6° F). Heart rate 88/min.

Respiratory rate 20/min.

BP 120/80 mm Hg. 0300:. Temperature 37.1° C (98.8° F). Heart rate 90/min.

Respiratory rate 18/min.

BP 122/76 mm Hg. The nurse is assuming care for the client at 0305.

For each nursing action, click to specify if the nursing action is essential. contraindicated for the client.

A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse provide care for a client who is postoperative.

The newly licensed nurse tells the client that she will insert a urinary catheter if the client will not void.

Which of the following torts should the charge nurse identify as having occurred?

A nurse is caring for a newborn.

Vital Signs.

0640:. Temperature 36.7°C (98.1° F) axillary.

Heart rate 154/min.

Respiratory rate 68/min.

BP 72/48 mm Hg. 0650:. Heart rate 156/min.

Respiratory rate 72/min.

0700:. Temperature 37° C (98.6° F) axillary.

Heart rate 156/min.

Respiratory rate 76/min.

Admission Assessment.

0630:. Newborn delivered via cesarean birth under spinal anesthesia at. 0630.

Amniotic fluid clear.

0631:. 1-min Apgar score 7. 0636:. 5-min Apgar score 9. Newborn transferred to nursery.

Nurses' Notes.

0640:. Weight 4200 gm (9 Ib 4 oz), head circumference 35.5 cm (14 in). Respiratory rate 68/min, with mild grunting.

0650:. Respiratory rate 72/min, with mild grunting.

0700:. Respiratory rate 76/min, with moderate grunting and mild.

intercostal retractions.

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sentence.

The client is at risk for developing Target 1 and Target 2.

A nurse is implementing seizure precautions for a client who has had a tonic-clonic seizure.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving radiation therapy and is experiencing anorexia.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nurse is continuing to care for the client.

Nurses' Notes.

Day 1, 0900:. Day 1, 0930:. Client is at 31 weeks of gestation and presents with a severe.

headache unrelieved by acetaminophen.

Client also reports.

urinary frequency and decreased fetal movement.

Client is a G3. P2 with one preterm birth.

Client reports a constant and throbbing headache and rates it. as a 6 on a scale of 0 to 10. Denies visual disturbances.

+3. pitting edema in bilateral lower extremities.

Patellar reflex 4+. without the presence of clonus.

Client reports occasional.

nighttime leg cramps.

Reports three fetal movements within the.

last 30 min.

External fetal monitor applied with a baseline FHR.

140/min with occasional accelerations and moderate variability.

No uterine contractions noted.

Vital Signs.

Day 1, 0900:. Temperature (oral) 36.9° C (98.4° ). Heart rate 72/min.

Respiratory rate 16/min.

BP 162/112 mm Hg. Oxygen saturation 979% on room air.

Day 1, 0930:. Temperature (oral) 37.1° C (98.8° ). Heart rate 84/min.

Respiratory rate 18/min.

BP 166/110 mm Hg. Oxygen saturation 999% on room air.

Color yelow yelow). pH 5.9 (4.6 to 8). Protein 3+ (negative). Specific gravity 1.013 (1.005 to 1.03). Leukocyte esterase negative (negative). Nitrites negative (negative). Ketones negative (negative). Crystals negative (negative). Casts negative (negative). Glucose trace (negative). WBC 5 (0 to 4). WBC casts none (none). RBC 1 (less than or equal to 2). RBC casts none (none). Day 1, 1030:. CBC:. Hemoglobin 18.0 g/dL (12 to 16 g/dL). Hematocrit 35% (37 to 479%). Platelets 98,000/mm³ (150,000 to 400,000/mm³). BUN 19 mg/dL (10 to 20 mg/dL). Creatinine 0.8 mg/dL (0.5 to 1 mg/d). WBC 8,000/mm³ (5,000 to 10,000/mm³). Glucose 85 mg/dL (74 to 106 mg/dL). Liver Enzymes:. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 40 units/L (4 to 36 units/L). Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 42 units/L (0 to 35 units/L). Total bilirubin 1.2 mg/dL (0.3 to 1 mg/dL). The nurse is reviewing the assessment findings.

For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with.

preeclampsia or HELLP syndrome.

Each finding may support more than one.

disease process.

A nurse receives a telephone call from a client's family member, who asks the nurse for an update on the client's condition.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to maintain the client's confidentiality?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation following an amniocentesis.
The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving brachytherapy for endometrial cancer.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?