A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a patient who has a urinary tract infection (UTI). Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as a risk factor?

A nurse at an outpatient surgery center is providing discharge instructions to a patient and their spouse following the surgical removal of a cataract.
What should the nurse include in these instructions?

After thyroid surgery, the nurse suspects damage to the parathyroid glands when the patient develops which of the following?

A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has hypertension, which has resulted in a transient ischemic attack (TIA). What information regarding blood pressure (BP) management should the nurse discuss with the client?

A nurse is preparing discharge instructions for a client who has cirrhosis of the liver. Which of the following statements should be included in the education materials?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is about to undergo a colonoscopy.
The patient expresses, “I am so nervous about what the doctor might find during the test.”. The nurse responds, “Are you feeling anxious about the results of your colonoscopy?” Which of the following communication techniques is the nurse using?

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for four patients who are 24 to 36 hours postoperative. Which of the following surgical procedures places the patient at risk for deep-vein thrombosis?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has recently been diagnosed with liver disease.
Which laboratory values should the nurse anticipate the healthcare provider will order to confirm this diagnosis?

A nurse is educating a client who has hepatitis A on how to prevent the spread of the virus. Which of the following strategies should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is preparing to administer a dose of lactulose to a client who has cirrhosis. The client states, “I don’t need this medication.I am not constipated.”. The nurse should explain that in clients who have cirrhosis, lactulose is used to decrease levels of which of the following components in the bloodstream?

A nurse is caring for an older adult patient who has just been admitted to the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of confusion/delirium.The patient has an end-stage liver failure diagnosis with increasing ascites.
Their spouse Questions the nurse about the patient’s mental status because they state that the patient is usually lucid. Which of the following is likely the contributing factor for the admitting diagnosis?