A patient is scheduled for surgery at 1:00 PM today. The nurse knows that surgery will most likely need to be rescheduled when the patient states...

During surgery, the nurse makes the following observations about the patient:

• Pulse rises from 68 beats per minute to 110 beats per minute.
• Temperature increases from 36.5 C to 38.50
• Muscles appear rigid.

The circulating nurse anticipates preparation of:

A client is admitted with protein-calorie malnutrition and is receiving supplemental feedings through a naso-duodenal tube. Which assessment finding indicates that the client's nutritional status is improving?

A patient with sepsis has a BP of 70/46 mm Hg, pulse of 136 beats/min, respirations of 32 breaths/min, temperature of 104°F, and blood glucose of 245 mg/dL. Which intervention ordered by the health care provider should the nurse implement first?

The initial bundle of care in sepsis includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

An appropriate nursing intervention to minimize separation anxiety in a hospitalized toddler is to:

Therapeutic management for an adolescent with Crohn's Disease includes which treatment?

Which symptom is most indicative of pneumonia in a 6-year old child?

Which assessment finding is the best Indicator to the nurse that a client's peristaltic activity (Gl motility) has resumed after surgery?

A patient is receiving Gabapentin (Neurontin), an anticonvulsant, but has no history of seizures. The nurse expects that the patient is receiving this drug for which condition?

The nurse is caring for a patient who had abdominal surgery yesterday and is receiving morphine through patient controlled analgesia (PCA). What action by the nurse is a priority?