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 to undergo a total knee arthroplasty. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when participating in the informed consent process?

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 patient is preparing to take aspirin 650 mg PO. Available is aspirin 125 mg tablets. How many tablets should the patient 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 collecting data from a patient who has hypocalcemia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is reviewing the medication history of a patient. The nurse should identify that which of the following medications places the patient at risk for hypokalemia?

A nurse is caring for a patient during the immediate postoperative period following major abdominal surgery. When administering an opioid analgesic for pain, the nurse should explain that the medication may have which of the following effects?

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

A nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a client who is undergoing total hip replacement surgery. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse reviewing the medical record of a patient who has metabolic acidosis should realize that which of the following findings contributes to the development of metabolic acidosis?

A nurse is conducting preoperative teaching with a client who is to undergo open abdominal surgery. Which of the following is important to prevent postoperative complications?