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 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 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 providing preoperative teaching for a client who is having a left-sided cardiac catheterization.

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

A nurse is caring for a client who had a total hip arthroplasty.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent hip dislocation?

A nurse is admitting a client to the emergency department after a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to help prevent the onset of acute kidney failure?

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 planning care for a client who has left-sided hemiplegia following a stroke.

Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is caring for a client in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).

Which of the following is the priority intervention by the nurse?

A nurse finds a client in bed, unresponsive and breathing.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is reviewing a cardiac rhythm strip of a client who has atrial flutter.

Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?