A nurse is caring for an older adult who is alert and competent and comes to the facility with her adult son for elective cataract extraction. After the provider explains the procedure, who should the nurse have sign the consent form?

A nurse is obtaining informed consent from a patient prior to surgery. Which of the following is necessary for informed consent to be valid?

A nurse is assessing a patient who has respiratory alkalosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is obtaining informed consent from a patient who is scheduled for a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is postoperative following foot surgery and is not to bear weight on the operative foot. The nurse enters the room to discover the patient hopped on one foot to the bathroom, using an IV pole for support. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has a hip fracture that requires surgical repair. The nurse should identify which of the following professionals is responsible for obtaining informed consent from the patient for the procedure?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has pneumonia. The patient's oxygen saturation is 85%. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

When presenting about caring for patients who are receiving diuretic therapy, the nurse should explain that which of the following medications can put patients at risk for hyperkalemia?

A nurse is collecting data from a patient who has hypocalcemia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for an older adult who is alert and competent and comes to the facility with her adult son for elective cataract extraction. After the provider explains the procedure, who should the nurse have sign the consent form?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has a surgical wound. Which of the following factors places the patient at risk for dehiscence? Select all that apply.