A nurse is explaining to a client who is preparing for emergency surgery due to a small bowel obstruction.

The client is anxious and doesn’t understand what the surgeon means by “adhesions” causing the blockage.

Which of the following statements is the best response from the nurse?

A nurse is assisting a postoperative client.

The client is alert and oriented to person, place, and time, and reports incisional pain of 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. Morphine 8 mg was administered subcutaneously as prescribed at 0900.

The client is now sleeping and is difficult to arouse.

Pupils are 3 mm, equal and reactive to light.

Temperature is 37.5 C (99.5°), respirations are 10/min, and pulse oximetry is 87% on room air.

Which documentation in the client’s medical record requires further action by the nurse?

A nurse is admitting a client. Review the exhibits to answer the question.

For each potential provider's prescription, click to specify if the prescription is anticipated or contraindicated.

A nurse is preparing to administer heparin subcutaneously to a client.

Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is performing pin care for a patient with an external fixation device for a fractured tibia.

Which assessment finding by the nurse should be reported to the unit care coordinator?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client in the emergency department. Review the exhibits to answer the question.

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is most likely experiencing, 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.

The nurse is reviewing orders for a patient in anaphylactic shock.

Which medications should the nurse plan to administer first?

A nurse is attending to a client experiencing hypovolemic shock.

What findings should the nurse anticipate?

A nurse is educating a patient newly diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia.

Which of the following would be a component of the education?

A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin palmitate 225 mg PO to a client.

Available is clindamycin palmitate oral suspension 75 mg/5 mL.

How many ml’s should the nurse administer?

A patient is unresponsive to verbal stimuli and exhibits an altered level of consciousness.

Which method should the nurse use to elicit a response from a painful stimulus?