A nurse is teaching a client about using transdermal scopolamine to treat motion sickness.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is teaching a client who has chronic pain about avoiding constipation from opioid medications. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing hypovolemia. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?

The nurse is caring for a client who reports sudden right-sided numbness and weakness of the arm and leg. The nurse also observes a distinct right-sided facial droop. After reporting the findings to the healthcare provider, the nurse receives several prescriptions for the client, including a STAT computerized tomography scan of the head.

After obtaining vital signs, the nurse should implement which intervention?

A nurse is admitting an adolescent who has rubella. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client following a motor-vehicle crash. The client's Glasgow coma scale rating is 15. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a client who asks about using acupuncture to manage his osteoarthritis pain. The nurse should identify which of the following conditions as a contraindication for receiving this treatment?

A nurse is providing teaching about the use of crutches using a three-point gait to a client who has a tibia fracture. Which of the following actions by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse has identified tasks to delegate to a group of assistive personnel (AP) after receiving change-of-shift report. Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should follow when delegating tasks to the APs. (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order of performance. Use all the steps.)

A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted to the antepartum unit.

Nurses' Notes Day 1, 0900:

The client reports lower back pain and pinkish vaginal discharge. Uterine contractions every 8 minutes, palpate strong, duration 30 seconds.

FHR baseline 145, minimal variability.

Cervical exam indicates 2 cm, 50% effaced, 0 station. Membranes intact. CBC and urinalysis were collected and sent to the lab.

For each potential provider's prescription, specify if the potential prescription is anticipated or unanticipated for the client.