A nurse suspects that a client who has diabetes mellitus is experiencing hypoglycemia.

Which of the following assessment findings supports this suspicion?

A nurse is caring for a client who has hypotension, cool and clammy skin, tachycardia, and tachypnea.

In which of the following positions should the nurse place the client?

A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide to a client who has acute heart failure.

Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse identify as a contraindication for receiving the medication?

A nurse is assessing a client who has pericarditis.

In which of the following areas of the client's chest should the nurse place the stethoscope to best hear a pericardial friction rub? (You will find hot spots to select in the artwork below.

Select only the hot spot that corresponds to your answer.).

Exhibit 1 Exhibit 2 Graphic Record Blood pressure 176/122 mm Hg Heart rate 136/min Respiratory rate 32/min Exhibit 3 O2 saturation 88%.

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who was involved in an explosion.

Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first? (Click on the "Exhibit" button for additional information about the client.

A nurse is completing discharge teaching with a client who has a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line in the left arm.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving 2 units of packed RBCs.

Which of the following manifestations indicates a hemolytic transfusion reaction?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client following a modified left radical mastectomy with a breast expander.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about foot care.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes mellitus and has been following a treatment plan for 3 months.

Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse monitor to determine long-term glycemic control?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client and their partner about performing peritoneal dialysis at home.

When discussing peritonitis, which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as the earliest indication of this complication?