A nurse is caring for a client who has pancreatitis and has been receiving total parenteral nutrition.

Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse monitor for overall nutritional status?

A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes mellitus and has been following a treatment plan for 3 months.

Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse monitor to determine long-term glycemic control?

A nurse is assessing a client who has cirrhosis.

Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report?

A nurse is caring for a client in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).

Which of the following is the priority intervention by the nurse?

A nurse is completing an assessment of an older adult client and notes reddened areas over the bony prominences, but the client's skin is intact.

Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is caring for a client who had a total hip arthroplasty.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent hip dislocation?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to a peptic ulcer.

Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse finds a client in bed, unresponsive and breathing.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 6 hours postoperative following the application of an external fixator for a tibial fracture.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is assessing a client who has pericarditis.

In which of the following areas of the client's chest should the nurse place the stethoscope to best hear a pericardial friction rub? (You will find hot spots to select in the artwork below.

Select only the hot spot that corresponds to your answer.).

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is to undergo open heart surgery.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider as a contraindication to receiving heparin?