A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who is receiving treatment for genital herpes.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates the effectiveness of the teaching?

A nurse is assessing a client who has pericarditis.

In which of the following areas of the client's chest should the nurse place the stethoscope to best hear a pericardial friction rub? (You will find hot spots to select in the artwork below.

Select only the hot spot that corresponds to your answer.).

A nurse is caring for a client who has a chest tube. The client asks why the fluid in the water-seal chamber rises and falls.

Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has asthma and a new prescription for a metered-dose inhaler.

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

A nurse in a clinic is providing preventive teaching to an older adult client during a good visit.

The nurse should instruct the client that which of the following immunizations are recommended for healthy adults after age 60. (Select all that apply.).

A nurse is assessing a client who is preoperative and reports an allergy to bananas.

The nurse should recognize that the client is at risk for an allergic cross-reactivity to which of the following substances?

A nurse is teaching a client who has AIDS and wishes to continue self-care at home despite living alone.

Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates client advocacy?

A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned from surgery with an external fixator to the left tibia.

Which of the following assessment findings requires immediate intervention by the nurse?

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 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?

A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer. The client tells the nurse, "I would prefer to try vitamins and minerals instead of chemotherapy." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?