A nurse is preparing to assess fetal heart tones for a client who is at 12 weeks of gestation.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is planning care for a client who is scheduled for a thoracentesis.

Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client.

The nurse is providing teaching to the client about self-care. Select the 3 statements the nurse should include in the teaching.

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client. Nurses' Notes.

1200:.

Client is an 82-year-old male who presents with his adult child for evaluation of right arm pain after a fall. Client noted to have several superficial abrasions on right forearm and elbow. Also has numerous bruises in various stages of healing on arms and upper chest. Client rates pain in right lower forearm an 8 on a 0 to 10 pain scale and is not moving the arm.

1210:.

Client noted to keep head down and makes limited eye contact. Speaks very softly and looks at adult child before answering interview questions. Has strong body odor and clothes are unclean. Client's adult child answers most questions. Client grimacing and guarding right arm.

Client weighed, is 56.2 kg (124 lb) and 175 cm (69 in) tall. BMI 18.3.

1230:.

Client's adult child left facility to go home and get the client’s prescribed medications. Client visibly more relaxed and now speaking more openly to staff with improved eye contact. Client reports that he has lived with his adult child for the past several.

Vital Signs. 1200:.

Temperature 36.7° C (98° F). Heart rate 96/min.

Blood pressure 142/96 mm Hg. Respiratory rate 16/min.

SpO2 97% on room air.

The nurse is preparing to speak to the facility's Social Worker about the client's condition.

Select the 5 findings the nurse should plan to include in the report.

A nurse is caring for a client who reports xerostomia following radiation therapy to the mandible.

Which of the following is an appropriate action by the nurse?

A nurse is assessing the skin turgor of an older adult client. In which of the following areas should the nurse lift the skin?

A nurse is providing teaching to an older adult client who has a seizure disorder and a new prescription for phenytoin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is terminally ill.

The client reports feeling depressed.

Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

A nurse is teaching a client who has atrial fibrillation and is to start taking dabigatran.

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

A nurse is caring for a client who has given informed consent for electroconvulsive therapy. Just before the procedure, the client tells the nurse she is considering not going forward with the treatment.