A nurse is teaching about preventative measures to a female client who has chronic urinary tract infections.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A charge nurse on a medical-surgical unit is assisting with the emergency response plan following an external disaster in the community.
In anticipation of multiple client admissions, which of the following current clients should the nurse recommend for early discharge?

A nurse is inserting an indwelling urinary catheter for a male client.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative and has a history of pulmonary embolism.
Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?

The nurse is continuing to care for the client.

Nurses' Notes.

Day 1, 0900:. Day 1, 0930:. Client is at 31 weeks of gestation and presents with a severe.

headache unrelieved by acetaminophen.

Client also reports.

urinary frequency and decreased fetal movement.

Client is a G3. P2 with one preterm birth.

Client reports a constant and throbbing headache and rates it. as a 6 on a scale of 0 to 10. Denies visual disturbances.

+3. pitting edema in bilateral lower extremities.

Patellar reflex 4+. without the presence of clonus.

Client reports occasional.

nighttime leg cramps.

Reports three fetal movements within the.

last 30 min.

External fetal monitor applied with a baseline FHR.

140/min with occasional accelerations and moderate variability.

No uterine contractions noted.

Vital Signs.

Day 1, 0900:. Temperature (oral) 36.9° C (98.4° ). Heart rate 72/min.

Respiratory rate 16/min.

BP 162/112 mm Hg. Oxygen saturation 979% on room air.

Day 1, 0930:. Temperature (oral) 37.1° C (98.8° ). Heart rate 84/min.

Respiratory rate 18/min.

BP 166/110 mm Hg. Oxygen saturation 999% on room air.

Color yelow yelow). pH 5.9 (4.6 to 8). Protein 3+ (negative). Specific gravity 1.013 (1.005 to 1.03). Leukocyte esterase negative (negative). Nitrites negative (negative). Ketones negative (negative). Crystals negative (negative). Casts negative (negative). Glucose trace (negative). WBC 5 (0 to 4). WBC casts none (none). RBC 1 (less than or equal to 2). RBC casts none (none). Day 1, 1030:. CBC:. Hemoglobin 18.0 g/dL (12 to 16 g/dL). Hematocrit 35% (37 to 479%). Platelets 98,000/mm³ (150,000 to 400,000/mm³). BUN 19 mg/dL (10 to 20 mg/dL). Creatinine 0.8 mg/dL (0.5 to 1 mg/d). WBC 8,000/mm³ (5,000 to 10,000/mm³). Glucose 85 mg/dL (74 to 106 mg/dL). Liver Enzymes:. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 40 units/L (4 to 36 units/L). Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 42 units/L (0 to 35 units/L). Total bilirubin 1.2 mg/dL (0.3 to 1 mg/dL). The nurse is reviewing the assessment findings.

For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with.

preeclampsia or HELLP syndrome.

Each finding may support more than one.

disease process.

A nurse is caring for a client in active labor.

Admission Assessment.

0200:. Gravida 1, Para 0 at 39 weeks gestation.

Presents with.

contractions occurring every 5 to 6 min, 45 to 60 seconds.

duration.

Cervical examination 4 cm dilated, 50% effaced.

Admit.

to the labor and delivery unit.

Nurses' Notes.

0200:. Admitted to the labor and delivery unit, and reports pain as 7 on a scale.

of O to 10 with contractions.

Cervix 4 cm dilated, 50% effaced,with membranes intact.

0230:. The client reports increasing discomfort with contractions.

Cervix 5. cm dilated, 60% effaced, with membranes intact.

Contractions.

occurring every 5 min, 45 to 60 seconds duration.

0300:. Epidural anesthesia was initiated.

Cervix 7 cm dilated, 70% effaced,. with membranes intact.

Contractions occur every 4 to 5 min,60 seconds duration.

Vital Signs.

0200:. Temperature 36.9° C (98.4° F). Heart rate 86/min.

Respiratory rate 18/min.

BP 118/78 mm Hg. 0230:. Temperature 37° C (98.6° F). Heart rate 88/min.

Respiratory rate 20/min.

BP 120/80 mm Hg. 0300:. Temperature 37.1° C (98.8° F). Heart rate 90/min.

Respiratory rate 18/min.

BP 122/76 mm Hg. The nurse is assuming care for the client at 0305.

For each nursing action, click to specify if the nursing action is essential. contraindicated for the client.

A nurse is developing a nutritional care plan for a client who has COPD and severe dyspnea.
To promote intake, which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?