A nurse is measuring a client’s oral temperature. The client informs the nurse that he has just eaten some ice chips. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is assessing a client for early signs of hypoxemia during an asthma attack. Which manifestation should the nurse expect?

Normal range for oxygen saturation via pulse oximeter is?

A nurse is measuring a client’s oral temperature. The client informs the nurse that he has just eaten some ice chips. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who has end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and reports having shortness of breath and swelling in his lower extremities. Upon assessment, the nurse notes the client has crackles in his lungs and an elevated blood pressure. The nurse should suspect which of the following based on the client’s manifestations?

A nurse is administering an oral medication to an older adult client. The client states, “The pill I always take is green. I don’t take an orange pill.” Which response should the nurse make?

The nurse is administering medication to a pregnant patient. After looking up the medication, the nurse determines the medication is categorized as a Pregnancy Risk Category A. What is true of Pregnancy Risk Category A drugs?

A nurse is preparing to administer aspirin 650 mg PO every 12 hours. The amount available is aspirin 325 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. The nurse discovers a loop of bowel through an opening in the surgical incision. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is preparing to administer gabapentin 900 mg PO once daily for a client who has neuropathic pain. The amount available is gabapentin 300 mg/capsule. How many capsules should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

An order is written for phenytoin 500 mg IM q3-4h prn for pain. The nurse recognizes that treatment of pain is not a standard therapeutic indication for this drug. The nurse believes that the health care provider meant to write hydromorphone. What should the nurse do?