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 caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information about acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy?

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 assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of diverticulitis and reports that he uses multiple complementary and alternative healing therapies.

Which of the following complementary therapies should the nurse identify as contraindicated for the client?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to a peptic ulcer.

Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide to a client who has acute heart failure.

Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse identify as a contraindication for receiving the medication?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN).

The current infusion is almost complete and the new solution is not available, Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse suspects that a client who has diabetes mellitus is experiencing hypoglycemia.

Which of the following assessment findings supports this suspicion?

A nurse is caring for a client who has anemia.

Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse anticipate with the client's condition?

A nurse is preparing to administer piperacillin 3.375 g by intermittent IV bolus every 6 hr.

Available in piperacillin 3.375 g in dextrose 5% in water (DsW) 100 mL to infuse over 30 min.

The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving radiation.

The client reports nausea since the therapy was initiated.

Which of the following considerations should the nurse include when planning the client's meals?