A nurse is developing a plan of care for an 80-year-old client who is postoperative. This client has a 38 pack-year smoking history. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan to prevent pulmonary complications?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of Crohn's disease. Which of the following statements by the nurse provides the most simplistic and non-medical description of the disorder?

A recommended position for a patient in acute pulmonary edema is:

Before beginning the physical assessment of the renal system, the nurse should ask the patient to do which of the following?

A client with acute pancreatitis comes in with severe abdominal pain. The doctor orders NPO and an NG-tube. The nurse knows that NPO status and nasogastric tube patency will help treat pancreatitis by: (Select all that apply)

A nurse receives a unit of packed RBCs from a blood bank and notes that the time is 11:30. The nurse should begin the infusion at which of the following times?

Which of the following indicate to the nurse that lactulose is effective for an older adult who has advanced liver cirrhosis?

A nurse is caring for a client who has an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent infection?

Mr. T. W. is admited to your unit with a diagnosis of small bowel obstruction after swallowing a golf ball related to a freak golfing accident. Mr. T. W.'s urine output has been steadily decreasing, and pre-renal failure is suspected. Which of the following conditions would likely cause pre-renal failure?

A nurse observes reddish-purple spots and areas of purple bruising on a newly admited patient. Which laboratory results support this assessment finding?

Which of the following information should the nurse include when educating a client who has pulmonary edema as a result of a pre-existing cardiac condition? (Select all that apply)