A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is suspected of having septicemia.

Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?

A nurse is caring for a client who has bladder cancer and a WBC count of 900/mm.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic renal failure.

The client displays the following ABG results: pH 7.24, PaCO2 44 mm Hg, PaO2 84 mm Hg. HCO3 18 mEq/L, base excess -2, and O2 saturation 95%.

The nurse should conclude that the client has which of the following acid-base imbalances?

A nurse is planning to teach a client whose provider has prescribed a low-purine diet.

The nurse should plan to instruct the client that he can include which of the following foods in his diet? (Select all that apply.).

A nurse is caring for a client who has a traumatic brain injury. The client, who has been quiet and cooperative, becomes agitated and restless.

Which of the following assessments should the nurse perform first?

A nurse is assessing a client who is preoperative and reports an allergy to bananas.

The nurse should recognize that the client is at risk for an allergic cross-reactivity to which of the following substances?

A nurse is assessing a client who has cirrhosis.

Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report?

A nurse is teaching a client who has AIDS and wishes to continue self-care at home despite living alone.

Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates client advocacy?

A charge nurse receives a call from the house supervisor requesting room assignments for four new clients.

Based on the admission diagnoses, which of the following clients requires a private room?

A nurse is caring for a female client who has toxic shock syndrome.

Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who is having a left-sided cardiac catheterization.

Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?