A nurse is completing a chart audit and finds the following wound documented as a Stage I Pressure Ulcer. The nurse recognizes this is incorrect. How should the wound have been classified?

A client tells the nurse that he takes laxatives every day but is still constipated. The nurse's response is based on which reasoning?

The type of stool that will be expelled into the ostomy bag by a client who has undergone surgery for an ileostomy will be:

A nurse caring for a postoperative client observes the drainage in the client's closed wound drainage system. The drainage is thin with a pale pink-yellow color. The nurse documents the drainage as:

A nurse is assisting a client who has received crutches in an urgent care center following a foot injury. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client needs additional teaching?

A client at a healthcare facility has been diagnosed with polyuria. How would the nurse describe the client's condition in the medical record?

Upon assessment of a client's wound, the nurse notes the formation of granulation tissue. The tissue bleeds easily when the nurse performs wound care. What is the phase of wound healing characterized by the nurse's assessment?

A nurse in a PACU is assessing a client who has a newly created colostomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

The nurse is caring for a client with a wound from a biking accident. She assesses the wound and notices that the surrounding skin is very red and warm. The wound looks swollen and is draining a green like drainage. The nurse would recognize these symptoms would be a sign of what?

A client with a urinary tract infection is to be discharged from the healthcare facility.

After teaching the client about measures to prevent urinary tract infections, the nurse determines that the education was successful when the client makes which statement?

When moving a client up in bed with the assistance of another caregiver, the nurse should: