A nurse is preparing to administer a nasogastric (NG) tube feeding to a school-age child. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is providing preoperative teaching to an older adult female client who is scheduled for a laminectomy and uses supplements. Which of the following supplements should the nurse identify as increasing the client's risk for hypotension during surgery?

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about staff safety issues related to compassion fatigue. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the discussion?

A nurse is collaborating with social services in the discharge planning for a young adult client who is below the poverty income level and will require home IV therapy. Which of the following resources should the nurse recommend? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving magnesium sulfate for preeclampsia. Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority?

A nurse is providing prenatal teaching about iron to a client who follows a vegetarian diet. The nurse should recommend that the client consume which of the following foods to enhance the absorption of nonheme iron?

A nurse is assessing a 15-month-old toddler. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse on a postpartum unit is caring for a client.

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Vital Signs:

Postpartum day 3, 0815:

Temperature 38.2° C (100.8° F)

Heart rate 104/min

Respiratory rate 18/min

BP 108/70 mm Hg

SaO2 97% on room air

Nurses' Notes:

Postpartum day 3, 0815:

Client reports feeling unwell.

Lung sounds clear but diminished in the bases.

Client states breasts feel firm, heavy, and warm with moderate nipple discomfort while breastfeeding.

Uterus firm at 1 cm above the umbilicus and tender to palpation,

Fundus boggy but firmed with massage.

Moderate amount of dark brown, foul-smelling lochia noted.

Surgical Incision well approximated with slight edema present no redness or drainage noted.

No bowel movement since birth, hypoactive bowel sounds.

Diagnostic Results:

Postpartum day 3. 0900:

Hemoglobin 11.1 g/dL (greater than 11 g/dL)

WBC count 33,000/mm3 (5,000 to 10,000/mm)

A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has paranoid personality disorder and refuses to take their medication. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?

A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 50 mcg to a client. Available is levothyroxine 0.025 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has a newly implanted implantable cardioverter/defibrillator. Which of the following information should the nurse include?