A nurse is teaching a client who is trying to conceive. Which adolescent client. The nurse should expect the adolescent to be in which of the a neural tube defect?

A nurse is preparing to initiate intravenous fluids via infusion pump for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who is alert and oriented and is receiving continuous ECG monitoring. The cardiac rhythm strip shows a wavy baseline, no distinguishable P waves, and an increased heart rate. The nurse should identify the cardiac rhythm as which of the following?

A hospice nurse is visiting with the son of a client who has terminal cancer. The son reports sleeping very little during the past week due to caring for his mother. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in the active phase of labor and has decided to have a natural childbirth. Which of the following pain management techniques should the nurse suggest?

A nurse manager is planning a staff in-service to address advocacy in client care. The nurse should promote which of the following practices during the in- service? (Select all that apply.)

A charge nurse is concerned about a recent increase in facility-acquired catheter infections. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is discussing discharge plans with an older adult client who lives alone and has left-sided weakness following a stroke. Which of the following information is the priority for the nurse to discuss?

A nurse working in the emergency department (ED) is admitting a client.

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Nurses' Notes

Day 1, 1030:

Client reports feeling short of breath, productive cough with yellow sputum, and pleuritic chest pain. Runny nose, myalgia along with headache for the past 3 days. "I woke up feeling worse and started to feel nauseated and couldn't eat my breakfast, so I thought I should come in." Client reports pleuritic chest pain as 6 on a scale of 0 to 10. Skin is moist. Lungs sounds are diminished in lower lobes with crackles. Bowel sounds are normoactive in all quadrants. Last bowel movement this morning. Reports no difficulty urinating. Reports nausea with no vomiting. Able to move all extremities. Pedal pulses present +2. Client is oriented to person, place, and time.

A nurse is caring for a neonate in the neonatal intensive care unit. Q122

Which findings in the client's electronic medical record (EMR) are risk factors for the client developing a complication? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a client who has severe hypertension and is to receive nitroprusside via continuous IV infusion. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?