A nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized with active pulmonary tuberculosis and is started on ethambutol therapy. The nurse should understand that which of the following should be monitored?

A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who is about to have elective surgery. The client tells the nurse she feels anxious. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is preparing an in-service program about preventing medication errors when transcribing a prescription. The nurse is using a dosage example of two tenths of a milligram. Which of the following examples should the nurse use to show appropriate transcription of this dosage?

A nurse is assessing a client before administering a unit of packed RBCs. The nurse should identify which of the following data as most important to obtain prior to the infusion?

A nurse is observing an assistive personnel (AP) changing the linens on the bed of a client who is immobile. Which of the following actions by the AP should the nurse identify as an indication of the need to intervene?

A nurse is providing dietary teaching for a client who is Asian-American and is gazing at the floor during the instructions. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to demonstrate culturally sensitive nursing care?

A nurse is preparing to administer a pre-packaged oral medication to a client and complete the final medication check. At which of the following times or places should the nurse perform this final check?

A nurse is assessing a client's ability to ambulate with crutches using a three-point gait. Which of the following actions should the nurse identify as a risk to the client's safety?

A nurse is preparing to administer an IV fluid bolus of 200 mL dextrose 5% in water over 30 min. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is planning care for a client who has immunosuppression following chemotherapy. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client about interventions to reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Which of the following statements by the client should indicate to the nurse the need for further teaching?