A nurse is providing discharge teaching about blood glucose monitoring for a client who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The nurse should instruct the client to obtain which of the following supplies?

A nurse in a provider's office is teaching a client about the self-management of GERD.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 6 hours postoperative following the application of an external fixator for a tibial fracture.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic renal failure.

The client displays the following ABG results: pH 7.24, PaCO2 44 mm Hg, PaO2 84 mm Hg. HCO3 18 mEq/L, base excess -2, and O2 saturation 95%.

The nurse should conclude that the client has which of the following acid-base imbalances?

A nurse is planning a staff education session about hepatitis.

Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is assessing a client admitted with peripheral vascular disease.

Which of the following findings indicates a venous vascular disorder?

A nurse is caring for a client who has bladder cancer and a WBC count of 900/mm.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a traumatic brain injury. The client, who has been quiet and cooperative, becomes agitated and restless.

Which of the following assessments should the nurse perform first?

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is suspected of having septicemia.

Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?

A charge nurse receives a call from the house supervisor requesting room assignments for four new clients.

Based on the admission diagnoses, which of the following clients requires a private room?

A nurse is completing discharge teaching with a client who has a new diagnosis of AIDS.

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