A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of an infant who has a Pavlik harness.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a 3-year-old child who has acute bacterial conjunctivitis of the right eye and has been prescribed bacitracin ophthalmic ointment.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is assisting in providing postmortem care for a client who was a devout follower of Hinduism.
Which of the following requests should the nurse anticipate from the client's family?

A nurse is preparing to administer carbamazepine suspension 150 mg via NG tube every 6 hr. The amount available is 100 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer with each dose?

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

The nurse continues to assist in the care of the client.

2030: Medication Administration Record.

Day 5, 0700: Ziprasidone 20 mg IM left deltoid muscle. Paliperidone 6 mg PO.

Nurses' Notes.

2015: 2030: Client appears disheveled with matted hair and stained clothing. Attempting to get out of handcuffs. The client states, "I have to. get out of here. I hear the helicopters. They are coming to get me!” Client able to state name, but not date. They believe they are in. a laboratory, run by the doctors who have been prescribing their medications.

When asked about their medical history, they reply, "My name is Jamie, and you are the devil.”

2145: Reviewed police report: Client found attempting to break through a window at the clinic downtown. When approached,. client yelled and tried to hit the officer with the stick they were using. "Get away, I have to get the notes, they are trying to. poison me.” Client appears to be responding to internal stimuli but is less outwardly agitated.

Changed into hospital scrubs with encouragement.

Handcuffs removed by police and 1:1 sitter at. The nurse is collecting data from the client 5 days after admission.

For each finding, click to specify whether the finding indicates the client's condition has improved or declined.

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client.

Nurses' Notes.

Day 1: Admitted to medical-surgical unit following exploratory laparotomy for a ruptured appendix.

Alert and oriented to. person, place, and time.

Bilateral breath sounds clear and present throughout.

Bilateral pedal pulses 2+. Abdominal dressing with small serosanguinous drainage.

Day 5: Alert and oriented to person, place, and time.

Bilateral breath sounds clear and present throughout.

Bilateral pedal pulses 2+. Client reports feeling something "popped" at the abdominal incision after coughing.

Abdominal dressing with large amount of serosanguinous drainage.

Select the 3 findings that require immediate follow-up.