A nurse is caring for a client whose family is in a state of disagreement over the care of their family member.
The nurse should report the situation to which of the following facility personnel?

The nurse utilizes the SBAR format to give report to the next nurse. Which one of the following statements is correct about the SBAR?

A client is admitted with an exacerbation of COPD. He has a long history of chronic bronchitis.
What physical finding does the nurse expect in a client with chronic bronchitis?

A nurse is utilizing the cognitive domain of learning to teach a patient about the prevention of inflammation.
Which of the following is an appropriate goal for this patient?

A client has a history of gastric bypass surgery within the past year. She presents to her primary care office for a check-up and states she has been troubled by several seemingly unrelated ailments: a sore tongue, tingling in her fingers, and “almost” falling several times due to lack of balance. The nurse notes that she is pale and slightly tachycardic.
Which type of anemia does the nurse suspect?

A charge nurse is providing an inservice for staff nurses on the use of new IV pumps.
Which of the following actions should the charge nurse take to best evaluate staff competency with the new equipment?

A new nurse is working in a hospital.
Which of the following actions by the nurse is NOT related to one of the National Patient Safety Goals?

A nurse is preparing an in-service presentation about preventing health care associated infections (HAIs).
The nurse should include which of the following as a common cause of these infections?

A public health nurse is assessing an older adult client who lives with a family member.

The nurse identifies several bruises in various stages of healing. The client and family members explain that the bruises are a result of clumsiness. However, based on the distribution of the bruises, the nurse suspects abuse.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse working in the PACU (post-anesthesia care unit)/recovery room unit is monitoring a patient whose vital signs were stable upon arrival from the operating room. The patient’s temperature began to rise steadily the past 20 minutes and continues to rise, the heart monitor shows sinus tachycardia with a rate of 122, the patient’s blood pressure is 86/42, and pulse ox is 88% on 2 L O2 via nasal cannula.
The nurse suspects which genetic condition?

A nurse is assessing a client who was brought to the emergency department with an ankle injury.
Which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as localized inflammation of the tissues?