A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse include in the teaching?

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 reviewing the medical record of a client who is to undergo open heart surgery.
Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider as a contraindication to receiving heparin?

A nurse is caring for a client following a bronchoscopy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A home health nurse is providing care to an older adult client during the winter. During an in-home visit, the nurse notes that the thermostat is set to 12.8° C (55° F). The client tells the nurse, "I keep the heat set low because I can't afford to pay the bill." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is preparing to administer levofloxacin 750 mg via intermittent IV infusion over 90 min to a client. Available is levofloxacin 750 mg/150 mL. How many mL/hr should the nurse set the IV pump to administer?

(Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to assist the provider with a thoracentesis for a client who has a left pleural effusion. Which of the following interventions is the priority for the nurse?

A nurse in a long-term care facility is caring for a bedridden client. Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to a potential complication of the client's immobility?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who is to receive tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for the treatment of an ischemic stroke. In which order should the nurse complete the following actions? (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order of performance. Use all the steps.)

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking digoxin 0.125 mg PO daily and is at risk for
developing digoxin toxicity. The nurse should monitor the client for an imbalance of which of the following electrolytes because it can increase the risk for digoxin toxicity?

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?