A nurse is caring for a client who is undergoing a lumbar puncture.

Which of the following is the priority action for the nurse to take to maintain privacy for the client?

A nurse is reviewing the serum laboratory findings for a client who has hypertension and is prescribed hydrochlorothiazide.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?.

A nurse prepares to replace the nearly empty container of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for a client when she finds that there has been a delay in receiving the new container of solution from the pharmacy.

Which of the following solutions should the nurse infuse until the next container of TPN solution becomes available?

A nurse is preparing to administer 10 units of regular insulin and 20 units of NPH insulin to a client who has diabetes mellitus.

When mixing the two types of insulin, which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

While performing an admission assessment for a client, the nurse notes that the client has varicose veins with ulcerations and lower extremity edema with a report of a feeling of heaviness.

Which of the following nursing diagnoses should the nurse identify as being the priority in the client's care?

A nurse is caring for a client who reports an area of redness, warmth, tenderness, and pain in the right calf.

The nurse anticipates which of the following orders when notifying the provider of this finding?

A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has a long history of diabetes mellitus and is being admitted to the emergency department.

The client is confused, flushed, and with an acetone odor on the breath.

Diabetic ketoacidosis is suspected.

The nurse should anticipate using which of the following types of insulin to treat this client?

A nurse is caring for a client who is unconscious and has a breathing pattern characterized by alternating periods of hyperventilation and apnea. The nurse should document that the client has which of the following respiratory alterations?

A nurse is instructing a client's family members about feeding safety for a client who has dysphagia following a stroke.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is assessing a client who has diabetes insipidus.

Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a client who has an indwelling urinary catheter.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent infection?