A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a patient receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The glucose is 72 mg/dL, chloride is 100 mEq/L, sodium is 138 mEq/L, and potassium is 3.0 mEq/L. What action should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse in a long-term care facility is observing an assistant personnel (AP) changing the linen for a client who has fecal incontinence.
Which of the following actions indicates that the AP understands the principles of infection control?

A nurse in a community clinic is collecting data from a patient who reports frequent vomiting and diarrhea for the past 3 days.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is preparing to remove an NG tube for a patient.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is collecting data on a client who has had diarrhea for several days.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

An LPN is reviewing the laboratory test results for a client who has an elevated temperature.

The nurse should identify which of the following findings is a manifestation of dehydration.

Select all that apply.

A nurse is collecting data from a patient who has dehydration.
What findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a client who has acute dehydration and is receiving IV fluids.
Which of the following laboratory values indicates to the nurse that the current treatment regimen is effective?

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is postoperative following peritoneal lavage for peritonitis.

The client has a nasogastric tube to low-intermittent suction and closed-suction drains in place.

Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?

A nurse is caring for a 20-year-old college student with a 2-year history of bulimia nervosa. The student tells the nurse, “I know my eating binges and vomiting are not normal, but I can’t do anything about them.”. What would be a therapeutic response from the nurse?