A nurse is caring for a patient who has cancer and is receiving palliative care.
Which of the following statements by the patient indicates an understanding of this type of treatment?

In the context of outpatient care for a client diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, which of the following statements, if made by the client, would indicate the need for further education?

A nurse is assessing a patient who is in the active stage of dying.
What are the signs and symptoms of impending death? (Select all that apply)

a nurse is caring for a patient who states, “I did not take my medication because my partner forgot to remind me.”. The nurse should identify that the patient is demonstrating which of the following defense mechanisms?

A nurse is reviewing a fall risk assessment for a client.
Which of the following findings place the client at risk for a fall? Select all that apply.

While assessing the breath sounds of a client with Parkinson’s disease, a nurse hears adventitious sounds.
How should the client’s nutritional needs be met?

A nurse enters a hospice patient’s room to perform an assessment after receiving the morning report.

The outgoing nurse reports that the patient is showing loss of appetite, swelling of the limbs, increased sleep, CheyneStokes respirations, and hallucinations.

Which of the following indicates the nurse understands the report?

A client is newly diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). What instruction should the nurse provide?

A nurse is teaching a class about physiological changes to hearing in older adult patients.
Which of the following should the nurse include?

A nurse is conducting a class on stress.
Which of the following would the nurse include as an example of acute stress?

A patient arrives in the emergency department exhibiting symptoms of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Which diagnostic evaluations would the nurse anticipate before treatment is initiated?