A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for an elective surgical procedure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take regarding informed consent?

A young man who has had a traumatic mid-thigh amputation of his right leg refuses to look at the wound during dressing changes. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is collecting equipment to administer a unit of packed red blood cells. Which IV fluid should be used to initiate the IV for this transfusion?

A nurse is providing education to a postoperative client on how to use an incentive spirometer. Which of the following is an accurate step that should be included in the education plan?

The attributes of a professional nurse are:

An elderly resident of a long-term care facility has developed diarrhea and dehydration as a result of exposure to clostridium difficile during a recent outbreak. The resident's primary care provider has consequently prescribed the antibiotic metronidazole (Flagyl). Which model of health promotion and illness prevention is most clearly evident in these events?

While performing a bed bath, the nurse notes an area of tissue injury on the client's sacral area. The wound presents as a shallow open ulcer with a red-pink wound bed and partial thickness loss of dermis. What is the correct name of this wound?

A client recovering from surgery asks the nurse why turning, deep breathing, and coughing exercises need to be done. How should the nurse respond?

A group of nurses is researching how care providers of Stage l/m Alzheimer's clients use prior coping skills in dealing with their current situation. Which qualitative research tradition are these nurses using?

A nurse is educating a preoperative client on how to effectively deep breathe. Which instruction would be included?

A nurse is assessing a client who has a fever, an infection of a flank incision, and is in severe pain. Which type of pulse rate would the client most likely exhibit?