A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for a medication that she thinks may be harmful to the client. After seeking clarification from the provider, the nurse still feels that it is unsafe. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for four clients. Which of the following clients is at the greatest risk for falling?

To plan culturally competent care, a nurse should consider that:

A nurse is assessing a client's lower extremities and notes 6 mm pitting edema. Which of the following is appropriate documentation of this assessment finding?

A nurse in an acute care facility is preparing to transfer a client to a long-term care facility.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the hand-off report?

A provider prescribes cold application for a client who reports ankle joint stiffness. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to the application of cold?

A nurse is teaching a client who can bear weight on only one leg how to ambulate using crutches. Which of the following crutch gaits should the nurse plan to instruct this client to use?

42. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who uses tobacco products. (Move the steps that the nurse should take into the box on the right, placing them in the correct order of performance. All steps must be used.)

A nurse is teaching an assistive personnel (AP) how to obtain a capillary finger stick blood sample. Which of the following actions by the AP requires the nurse to intervene?

A 5-year-old client is refusing to let the nurse take his blood pressure. To promote cooperation, the nurse should:

A nurse is assessing a client who presents to the emergency department with reports of right lower quadrant pain, nausea, and vomiting for the past 2 days. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?