A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who has varicella zoster. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to implement?

A nurse is assisting in the care of an older adult client who was admitted from a long-term care facility.

Nurses' Notes 1500:

The client is restless and is not following commands. The client does not tolerate lying flat. Skin warm and dry. Regular heart sounds without murmur. Respirations labored. Breath sounds with the right-sidedcrackles and wheezes in the posterior lower lobe. Abdomen soft, nondistended with positive bowel sounds in all four quadrants. Tremors in hands.

Admission Assessment 1400:

The client's history includes cigarette smoking for 50 years but quit 3 years ago, Parkinson's disease, and anxiety. Yesterday, the client reported "feeling bad." The client is alert and oriented to self, reports upper chest discomfort, and is coughing up thick clear sputum.

Select the 3 findings that require immediate follow-up.

A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a group of clients. The nurse should identify that informed consent is required for which of the following procedures?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has heart failure and is taking furosemide. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the medication is effective?

The nurse is preparing the client for discharge. Provider Prescriptions:

Ethambutol 1,200 mg PO daily Rifampin 600 mg PO daily Isoniazid 300 mg PO daily Pyrazinamide 1,600 mg PO daily

Acetaminophen 650 mg PO three times daily every 6 hr PRN for fever greater than 38°C (100.4°F).

Discharge prescriptions, 0800:

Ethambutol 1,200 mg PO daily Rifampin 600 mg PO daily Isoniazid 300 mg PO daily Pyrazinamide 1,600 mg PO daily

Which of the following statements indicates the client understands the discharge teaching?

Select the 3 client statements that indicate an understanding of the teaching.

A nurse is caring for a client who has a chlamydial infection and a new prescription for doxycycline. The client reports nausea and vomiting after starting the medication. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse make?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted to the mental health unit. While reinforcing teaching about the client's prescribed medications, the nurse communicates truthfully about the adverse effects of the medications. Which of the following ethical concepts is the nurse exhibiting?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a 2-month-old infant about immunizations. Which of the following statements by the guardian indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is preparing to perform a wet-to-dry dressing change for a client who has an infected abdominal wound. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use when performing this dressing change?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a female client who is taking phenytoin. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who has an Indwelling catheter with a urinary drainage system. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?