A nurse is preparing to test a client's plantar Babinski reflex. Which of the following Instructions should the nurse give to prepare the client for this test?

A nurse is assisting a client who requests to take a tub bath. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is receiving a spinal epidural to treat a herniated disc. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indicator of unrelieved pain?

A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who presents to the emergency department.

A nurse is reviewing the client's medical record, which of the following findings indicates the need for further evaluation?

Select all that apply.

A nurse on a medical surgical unit is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see first?

A community health nurse is assisting with the development of a pamphlet regarding choking hazards for toddlers. Which of the following foods should the nurse include?

A charge nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about infection control measures. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?

The nurse is reviewing the client's medical record.

Procedures

Planned endoscopy at 1300.

The nurse is assisting with the care of the client prior to a blood transfusion. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Select all that apply.

Nurses' Notes Preoperative 0730:

The client is scheduled for a left stapedectomy.

Pupils 3.5 mm, equal, round, and reactive to light. Smile symmetrical.

Mucous membranes show color expected for the client's skin tone and moisture.

Speech clear.

Skin warm and dry. Lungs clear bilaterally.

Apical heart rate regular at 78/min. Postoperative

1230:

Pupils were 3 mm, equal, and reactive to light.

Smile asymmetrical. Mucous membranes pink. Speech hoarse.

Client with left facial droop Skin warm and dry.

The client reports vertigo and nausea.

Bilateral breath sounds clear and present throughout. Apical heart rate regular at 92/min.

The client reports left ear discomfort and rates the pain as 5 on a scale of 0 to 10. The client states that her hearing has diminished following surgery.

Which of the following findings requires further action by the nurse? Select all that apply.

Nurses' Notes Postoperative Day 3 0900:

The client reports pain at the surgical incision site as 5 on a scale of 0 to 10. The client reports bladder fullness. Perineal dressing intact with minimal serosanguinous drainage. The client transferred out of bed to a chair independently. Extremities cool and dry with 2+ peripheral pulses.

1300:

The client reports abdominal cramping and small, hard, painful bowel movements after lunch. Ambulating independently in the hallway. Reports pain as 8 on a scale of 0 to 10. Urinary catheter intact with 100 mL/hr. of pink urine.

Select the 2 actions the nurse should prepare to take for the client.

A nurse is performing nasopharyngeal suctioning for an adult client. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use?