A nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled for a surgical procedure. The nurse is reviewing the patient’s electronic medical record.
Which of the following findings places the patient at risk for a surgical complication? Select all that apply.

The provider orders fluid replacement for a dehydrated patient.

The order entered is 1000 mL over 10 hours.

If using an IV pump, what is the rate that the nurse should enter?

A nurse is assessing a patient who reports feeling stress and anxiety.

The patient appears restless and is pacing in the room.

The patient is alert and oriented to person, place, and time.

Which of the following findings is subjective?

A nurse is caring for a patient who reports stress related to homelessness.
The nurse should identify that the patient is experiencing which of the following types of stressors?

A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about risk factors for developing a stroke.
Which non-modifiable risk factors should the nurse include in the teaching?

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 is assessing an older adult patient who is experiencing age-related changes.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

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

A nurse is teaching a class about the stages of the general adaptive syndrome (GAS). The nurse should include that which of the following is the first physiological response that occurs during GAS?

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?