A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for four clients who are 24 to 36 hr postoperative.

Which of the following surgical procedures places the client at risk for deep-vein thrombosis?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and is at risk for developing venous thromboembolism (VTE). The nurse should instruct the client to avoid which of the following unsafe actions?

A charge nurse is teaching a group of healthcare workers about hand hygiene to prevent infection. Which of the following information should the charge nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who has nephrotic syndrome and is receiving high-dose corticosteroid therapy. For which of the following electrolyte imbalances should the nurse monitor?

A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.

The client asks the nurse what to expect during the procedure.

Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has a long history of diabetes mellitus and is being admitted to the emergency department, confused, flushed, and with an acetone odor on the breath. Diabetic ketoacidosis is suspected.

The nurse should anticipate using which of the following types of insulin to treat this client?

A nurse is implementing a plan of care for a client who has AIDS with recurring pneumonia.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a female client who has recurrent kidney stones and is scheduled for an intravenous pyelogram. Which of the following statements by the client should the nurse report to the provider?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who had a seizure and became unresponsive after stating she had a sudden, severe headache and vomiting.

The client's vital signs are as follows: blood pressure of 198/110 mm Hg, pulse of 82/min, respirations of 24/min, and a temperature of 38.2° C (100.8° F). Which of the following neurologic disorders should the nurse suspect?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 5 hr postoperative following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The nurse notes that the client's indwelling urinary catheter has not drained in the past hour.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse enters a client's room and finds the client on the floor having a seizure.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?