A nurse is caring for a client who has a large lower leg ulcer. Which of the following foods should the nurse suggest to the client to provide the most protein for wound healing?

A nurse is providing oral care for a client who is immobile. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A client tells a nurse that she is considering using herbal supplements in addition to her prescription medications. What would be the nurse's best response?

The nurse observes a loop of bowel protruding from the surgical incision. What is the first intervention the nurse should implement?

A nurse is preparing to teach a group of newly licensed nurses about the first phase of wound healing. Which of the following processes should the nurse plan to discuss?

A nurse is caring for a client who is using a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump for postoperative pain management. The nurse enters the room to find the client asleep and his partner pressing the button to dispense another dose. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

Which fluid or product to be infused requires a central venous access rather than a peripheral access?

A nurse is caring for a client who has severe rheumatoid arthritis in her hands and is unable to feed herself. For which of the following health care team members should the nurse request a referral from the provider?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has asthma and a new prescription for an Inhaled corticosteroid (beclomethasone). Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?

A paraplegic patient is admitted to the hospital for intensive management of an open, infected pressure ulcer on the left buttock at the prominence of the ischial tuberosity. The initial assessment of the patient's pressure ulcer indicates that it is 5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide and is 1.5 cm deep. The wound is a full thickness ulcer, has some slough present and extends through the dermis into the subcutaneous tissue. No exposed muscle, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, or bones present. The nurse classifies the pressure ulcer as

A client with an aortic valve replacement is taking a daily dose of warfarin to prevent clot formation. The client states that he is also taking ginkgo biloba to Improve his memory and concentration. What would be the nurse's best response?