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 in the emergency department who experienced a full-thickness burn injury to the lower torso 1 hr ago.

Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about foot care.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

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 on a medical unit is planning care for a group of clients.

Which of the following clients should the nurse attend to first?

A nurse is assessing a client who has cirrhosis.

Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report?

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 a staff education session about hepatitis.

Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information about acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy?

A nurse is preparing to administer naloxone 10 mcg/kg via IV bolus to a client who weighs 220 lb. The amount available is 0.4 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (round off to the nearest tenth)

A nurse is assessing a client who has a pressure ulcer.

Which of the following findings should the nurse expect as an indication the wound is healing?