A nurse is preparing to administer timolol eye drops to a client who has glaucoma. In which order should the nurse perform the following steps? (place the steps , placing them in the order of performance.)

Verify the clarity and color of the eye drops.

Tilt the client's head backward toward the ceiling.

Pull the client's lower lid down with the nondominant hand.

Administer the prescribed number of drops.

Apply gentle pressure to the client's punctum.

A nurse is assessing a client who has a calcium level of 7.6 mg/dL. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is teaching a client about using transdermal scopolamine to treat motion sickness. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is assessing a client who is in mechanical restraints after hitting a staff member. Which of the following findings indicates that the nurse should discontinue the restraints?

A nurse is ordering a breakfast meal tray for a client who has dysphagia and a prescription for a mechanically altered diet. Which of the following foods should the nurse select?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and expresses concern about how her preschool-age son will react to having a baby sister. Which of the following strategies should the nurse suggest?

A nurse is providing teaching to a group of clients about complementary and alternative therapies using herbs. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse in a pediatric clinic is assessing a toddler at a well-child checkup. After reviewing the child's current medical record, which of the following interventions should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe? (Click on the "Exhibit" button for additional information about the client. There are three tabs that contain separate categories of data.)

A nurse is planning care for a client who is undergoing brachytherapy with a low-dose radiation implant for treatment of prostate cancer. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?

A nurse in an antepartum unit is caring for a client.
 

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Nurses' Notes

2230:

Contractions occurring every 2.5 to 3 minutes, lasting 60 to 70 seconds. Epidural placed by anesthesiologist. Client rates pain with contractions as a 3 on a scale of 0 to 10. FHR 150/min with moderate variability. Accelerations present, no decelerations noted.

Vital Signs

2230:

Temperature 38° C (100.4° F)

Heart rate 88/min

Respiratory rate 16/min

Blood pressure 122/80 mm Hg

Oxygen saturation 98% on room air

A nurse is teaching a client who is postpartum about caring for their newborn's umbilical cord. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?