A nurse is providing discharge planning for a client who has just been diagnosed as being in the early stage of rheumatoid arthritis and starting methotrexate. What should the nurse include in the client's teaching?

The nurse is caring for a client in neurogenic shock following an overdose of anti-anxiety medication. When assessing this client, the nurse should recognize what characteristic of neurogenic shock?

A nurse is providing education about levothyroxine to a client diagnosed with primary hypothyroidism. Which of the following statements should the nurse use when teaching the client?

A nurse is caring for a 66-year-old client who has a new diagnosis of lung cancer.

For each potential healthcare provider's prescription at 4 weeks, click to specify if the prescription is anticipated, nonessential, or contraindicated for the client.

A nurse is assessing a client who has diabetes mellitus type 2 and presents for a follow-up visit. Which of the following lab values is most indicative of inadequate control of their diabetes since their last primary care visit and requires further teaching?

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has just received the diagnosis of endometrial cancer. In taking a nursing history, which of the following manifestations is likely to be reported by this client?

A nurse is assessing a client who has an obstruction of the common bile duct resulting from chronic cholecystitis. Which finding should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a client who has an infection. The nurse should use which of the following strategies to prevent the transmission of the client's infection?

A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 1 g by intermittent intravenous (IV) bolus over 30 minutes. Available is cefazolin 1 g in 100 mL dextrose 5% in water (D5W). The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero. Only enter numbers and decimals. Do not enter any letters in your answer.)

A client on the oncology unit is receiving a chemotherapy agent, and the nurse is aware that a significant side effect of this medication is thrombocytopenia. For which symptom should the nurse assess in clients at risk for thrombocytopenia?

An 82-year-old client who sustained a head injury in a motor vehicle crash while on warfarin therapy is admitted for observation. The nurse is providing teaching regarding the client's diagnosis of a subdural hematoma. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of teaching?