A nurse is preparing a client for a physical assessment. The client appears anxious about the assessment. Which statement by the nurse would be most appropriate?

When planning interventions to promote a client's appetite, which of the following would be included in the client's plan?

Which of the following is marked rhythmic waxing and waning of respirations from very deep to very shallow breathing and temporary apnoea?

When a labor and delivery nurse tells a co-worker that a client of Asian descent probably did not want any pain medication because "Asian women typically are stoic," the nurse is expressing a belief known as what?

The nurse is admitting a new client to the unit. The nurse notes that this client would need an alternate meal choice when the menu specified pork for a meal. Members of which cultural group might request an alternative meal choice?

A discharge goal for a client is to have improved mobility. Which outcome statement did the nurse write appropriately?

A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for an elective surgical procedure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take regarding informed consent?

A nurse is taking care of an adult client who throws a temper tantrum because he does not get his own way. Which defense mechanism is the adult client displaying?

A young man who has had a traumatic mid-thigh amputation of his right leg refuses to look at the wound during dressing changes. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

During an assessment, a client who is not very talkative appears pale, diaphoretic, and restless in the bed and says "leave me alone." Which subjective data should the nurse document?

A nurse is assessing a client who has a fever, an infection of a flank incision, and is in severe pain. Which type of pulse rate would the client most likely exhibit?