A nurse is teaching a client about nutritional requirements necessary to promote wound healing. Which of the following nutrients should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has asthma and a new prescription for an Inhaled corticosteroid (beclomethasone). Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?

A nurse in a long-term care facility is caring for an older adult client who had a stroke 4 weeks ago and who is unable to move independently. The nurse should monitor for which of the following complications of immobility?

A client tells a nurse that she is considering using herbal supplements in addition to her prescription medications. What would be the nurse's best response?

A paraplegic patient is admitted to the hospital for intensive management of an open, infected pressure ulcer on the left buttock at the prominence of the ischial tuberosity. The initial assessment of the patient's pressure ulcer indicates that it is 5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide and is 1.5 cm deep. The wound is a full thickness ulcer, has some slough present and extends through the dermis into the subcutaneous tissue. No exposed muscle, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, or bones present. The nurse classifies the pressure ulcer as

A nurse is caring for a postoperative client who has an IV PCA delivering opioids. The client rates their pain as 2 on a scale of 0 to 10 and has not pressed the button to deliver a bolus dose in over 2 hr. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is providing oral care for a client who is immobile. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed red blood cells to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A chronically ill, bedfast patient cared for in the home by family members has a stage II pressure ulcer over the coccyx. To prevent further tissue damage, the home care nurse instructs the family members that it is most important to

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has acute pancreatitis and has a prescription for fat-soluble vitamin supplements. The nurse should instruct the client to take a supplement for which of the following?

The nurse observes a loop of bowel protruding from the surgical incision. What is the first intervention the nurse should implement?