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 is administering furosemide 80 mg PO twice daily to a client who has pulmonary edema.

Which of the following assessment findings indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?

A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes mellitus and has been following a treatment plan for 3 months.

Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse monitor to determine long-term glycemic control?

A community health nurse is reviewing home care instructions with an older adult client who has a new diagnosis of heart failure.

Which of the following is the priority topic for the nurse to review with the client?

A nurse is reviewing the medication list of a client who is being admitted with diabetes insipidus.

Which of the following medications places the client at an increased risk for developing diabetes insipidus?

A nurse is caring for a client who has just undergone a total laryngectomy.

Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority for immediate intervention?

A nurse is teaching a client about the use of an incentive spirometer.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving 2 units of packed RBCs.

Which of the following manifestations indicates a hemolytic transfusion reaction?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate.

The client reports bladder spasms and the nurse observes decreased urinary output.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood transfusion.

The nurse observes that the client has bounding peripheral pulses, hypertension, and distended jugular veins.

The nurse should anticipate administering which of the following prescribed medications?

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia.

Which of the following questions should the nurse ask to assess the client's abstract thinking?