A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Which of the following lab values indicates the treatment is effective?

A nurse is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed with an opioid use disorder. They were a student in a local community college but were recently dismissed for failing their classes. Their previous diagnoses include anxiety, Crohn's disease, and chronic back pain due to a gymnastics injury in high school. Which of the following should the nurse identify as potential underlying reasons why the client might have started using opioids?

A nurse is caring for a client who reports spending 12 hr daily playing video games online. The client has spent a significant amount of money betting on these games. They lost their job due to missed work, and they filed for bankruptcy because of their gambling debts. Their partner was supporting them financially until the partner left the client out of frustration with their behavior. Which of the following manifestations of non-substance addiction is characteristic of the client's behavior?

A nurse is caring for a client who has had a stroke involving the right hemisphere. Which of the following alterations in function should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been brought to the emergency department and is experiencing acute fentanyl toxicity. The nurse should expect to observe which of the following adverse effects in this client?

A nurse is caring for a 73-year-old client in the emergency department (ED).

It has been identified that the client is in sepsis. Select the 4 actions that the nurse should complete in the first hour to manage sepsis and prevent further complications. 

A nurse is caring for a client who is 1-day postoperative following a total laryngectomy and has begun a soft diet. The client is not eating well and tells the nurse that the hospital food has no taste. Which of the following responses is appropriate for the nurse to make?

A nurse is preparing to perform hand hygiene. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is educating a group of clients about addiction. The nurse should include that which of the following factors increases the potential for addiction?

A nurse is caring for a client scheduled to receive external radiation to the neck for cancer of the larynx. During a pre-treatment exam, the nurse explains to the client that the most likely side effect would be

A nurse is caring for a client who has a mental disorder. Which of the following statements by the client suggests the inability to process new information?