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 caring for a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation, is in active labor, and has ruptured membranes. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving morphine IV for pain. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider first?

A nurse is performing wound care for a client who has an abdominal incision. Which of the following techniques should the nurse implement?

A nurse is providing teaching about self-care to a primigravid client who is at 9 weeks of gestation. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?

A nurse is teaching a class about infection control to a group of nurses. The nurse should identify which of the following diseases as requiring the implementation of droplet precautions?

A nurse in a community clinic is caring for a client who requests assistance with smoking cessation. The nurse should expect a prescription for which of the following medications?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who is actively bleeding from a stab wound to the thigh. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is reviewing admission prescriptions for a group of clients. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse identify as complete?

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 assessing a client who presents to the labor and delivery unit reporting the onset of contractions. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of false labor?