A nurse is assessing an older adult client who has experienced some loss of bone density. The nurse observes a "hunchback" curvature of the client's spine. The nurse should expect the provider to document which of the following disorders?

A nurse has accepted a position on a pediatric unit and is learning about psychosocial development. Place Erikson's stages of psychosocial development in order from birth to adolescence.

A nurse is triaging clients in an urgent care clinic. Which of the following clients should the nurse have the provider care for immediately?

A nurse is collecting data from a child who is descending stairs by placing both feet on each step and holding on to the railing. The nurse should understand that these actions are developmentally appropriate at which of the following ages?

A nurse is preparing to administer methylnaltrexone 12 mg subcutaneously to a client who has opioid-induced constipation. Available is methylnaltrexone 8 mg/0.4 mL. 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 in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client. Using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse palpates a round, firm, moveable part in the fundus of the uterus and a long, smooth surface on the client's right side. In which abdominal quadrant should the nurse expect to auscultate fetal heart tones?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a positive pregnancy test. The nurse is teaching the client about common discomforts in the first trimester of pregnancy as well as warning signs of potential danger. The nurse should instruct the client to call the clinic if she experiences which of the following manifestations?

A home health nurse is conducting a home visit.

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Nurses' Notes

Client is an older adult client with a history of osteoporosis, hypertension, and depression. Client is living independently with help of an aid for housekeeping and laundry. General appearance is neat, hair combed, clothing appropriate for weather. Skin color appropriate for ethnicity, overall skin is dry with bruising and small skin tear noted on knuckle of right hand. Dentures in glass on table. Client reports dentures don't fit well and make their mouth sore. Cough noted while client was drinking juice. Client reports appetite is decreased due to not being very hungry. Client reports eating mostly dinners that adult child prepares and freezes for them. Client states, "I just have to heat them up." Client also states. "Food just doesn't taste good anymore, and have a hard time chewing anything."

A nurse working in a community health center is preparing a flow sheet detailing essential screenings according to age group. At which developmental stage on the chart should the nurse add scoliosis screening?

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and undergoing a contraction stress test. The test results are negative. Which of the following interpretations of this finding should the nurse make?

A nurse is caring for a client who is having a nonstress test performed. The fetal heart rate (FHR) is 130 to 150/min, but there has been no fetal movement for 15 min. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform?