A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving morphine for pain. Which of the following findings indicates that the client is experiencing an adverse effect of the medication?

A nurse is monitoring a client who has received external radiation for throat cancer. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is monitoring a client's arterial pulses. The nurse should check for a dorsalis pedis pulse in which of the following locations? (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 taking acetaminophen to relieve headache pain.

Which of the following conditions in the client's history should the nurse identify as a contraindication?

A nurse is caring for a client who reports hearing voices. Which of the following statements should the nurse make first?

A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has a prescription for home oxygen therapy. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is assessing the peripheral catheter insertion site of a client who is receiving an infusion. The nurse notices redness and warmth to the touch around the insertion site. The nurse should document the finding as which of the following complications?

A nurse is caring for a child who has terminal cancer. Which of the following responses by the child's school-age brother should the nurse expect?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client.

Nurses' Notes

1000

Client states, "I am tired of undergoing treatment because it doesn't seem to be working." Client states, "I hope I am just constipated." Appendectomy scar on right lower quadrant. Abdomen is soft, tender in right lower quadrant, bowel sounds present in all four quadrants.

1200

Surgeon has notified the client that surgical removal of the mass is advisable due to the client's history of metastasis and ongoing treatment failure. The client and their partner want to discuss end-of-life care. Client states, "I am unsure what it means to have a living will or a do-notresuscitate order." The client's partner states, " don't understand what power of attorney means. Both client and partner indicate that they might wish to decline further treatment as well as further fesaving measures should they become necessary. The partner states "How can we be sure that our decision about care will be honored?"

Select the 4 responsibilities the nurse has in relation to the client's advance directives.

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about client privacy. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has Crohn's disease. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?