A patient is unresponsive to verbal stimuli and exhibits an altered level of consciousness.

Which method should the nurse use to elicit a response from a painful stimulus?

A nurse is caring for a client during the fluid resuscitation phase of burn management.

Which of the following is the best method for assessing the results of the fluid resuscitation?

A patient is unresponsive to verbal stimuli and exhibits an altered level of consciousness.

Which method should the nurse use to elicit a response from a painful stimulus?

A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin palmitate 225 mg PO to a client.

Available is clindamycin palmitate oral suspension 75 mg/5 mL.

How many ml’s should the nurse administer?

A nurse is explaining to a client who is preparing for emergency surgery due to a small bowel obstruction.

The client is anxious and doesn’t understand what the surgeon means by “adhesions” causing the blockage.

Which of the following statements is the best response from the nurse?

A nurse leader is discussing possible continuing education opportunities with other staff members.

Which of the following actions should the nurse leader recommend to maintain clinical competence?

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has urolithiasis.

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

A nurse is educating a client newly diagnosed with hepatitis C. Which statement from the nurse best describes how the virus is transmitted?

The nurse is instructing the client on the correct way to take nitroglycerin as needed for chest pain.

Which is the correct instruction?

The nurse is about to administer 1 liter (1000 mL) of 0.9% NS over 2 hours intravenously to a patient in shock.

What rate should the nurse set on the infusion pump?

A nurse is caring for a patient admitted with a lower respiratory infection.

After assisting the patient to bed and applying the prescribed oxygen, which finding would help the nurse evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing care?