A nurse is planning care for a client who is concerned about her tobacco smoking habits and is in the contemplation stage of health behavior change.

Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take during this stage?

A nurse is teaching an older adult client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus about how to care for corns and calluses on her toes.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a high fever. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is planning care for a client who is scheduled for an intravenous pyelogram.

Which of the following actions is appropriate for the nurse to include?

A nurse is preparing to insert an IV catheter for an adult client.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A charge nurse in a long-term care facility is preparing an educational program about delirium for newly hired nurses. Which of the following statements should the nurse plan to include?

A nurse is preparing to administer several medications via NG tube to a client who is receiving continuous tube feeding.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous enteral feedings through a gastrostomy tube.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

How should the nurse record the net fluid intake for a client who received 0.9% sodium chloride 600 mL IV infusion, cefazolin 250 mg in dextrose 5% in water 100 mL intermittent IV bolus, 200 mL emesis, 40 mL voided urine, and 20 mL urine from straight catheterization?

A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who reports right lower quadrant pain, nausea, and vomiting for the past 48 hr.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is teaching a client who is about to undergo a bowel resection about advance directives.