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 planning care for a client who has a central venous access device for intermittent infusions.

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

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 planning the discharge of a client who had an ischemic stroke.

The nurse should ensure that the client is discharged with which of the following types of pharmacologic therapy?

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

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

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 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 on an oncology unit is caring for a client who is receiving internal radiation therapy.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is completing an assessment of an older adult client and notes reddened areas over the bony prominences, but the client's skin is intact.

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

A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes mellitus and has been following a treatment plan for 3 months.

Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse monitor to determine long-term glycemic control?

A nurse is preparing to administer 2 units of packed RBCs to a client.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?