A nurse is planning care for a client who is 6 hr postoperative following a right knee arthroplasty. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about preventing dental caries with the parent of a 12-month- old toddler. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about home infection prevention with a client who is HIV positive. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is completing postmortem documentation for a client. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the documentation?

A nurse is observing an assistive personnel (AP) take a client's tympanic temperature. Which of the following actions should the nurse identify as an indication that the AP understands how to perform the procedure?

A nurse is collecting data from a child who has pertussis. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a new parent about bathing her newborn. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a 3-year-old child who has acute bacterial conjunctivitis of the right eye and has been prescribed bacitracin ophthalmic ointment. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is at 16 weeks of gestation and has a prescription for ferrous sulfate to treat Iron-deficiency anemia. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse make to improve the absorption of the medication?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a recent diagnosis of a terminal illness. The nurse should identify which of the following as an indication of hopelessness?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client.

Nurses' Notes

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Client states, "I am tired of undergoing treatment because it doesn't seem to be working." Client states, "I hope I am just constipated." Appendectomy scar on right lower quadrant. Abdomen is soft, tender in right lower quadrant, bowel sounds present in all four quadrants.

1200

Surgeon has notified the client that surgical removal of the mass is advisable due to the client's history of metastasis and ongoing treatment failure. The client and their partner want to discuss end-of-life care. Client states, "I am unsure what it means to have a living will or a do-notresuscitate order." The client's partner states, " don't understand what power of attorney means. Both client and partner indicate that they might wish to decline further treatment as well as further fesaving measures should they become necessary. The partner states "How can we be sure that our decision about care will be honored?"

Select the 4 responsibilities the nurse has in relation to the client's advance directives.