An accident arrives at the emergency department (ED) with severe right lower quadrant abdominal pain.
To assess the intensity of the client's pain, which approach should the nurse use?

While changing the dressing of a client with a leg ulcer, the nurse observes a red, tender, and swollen wound at the site of the lesion.
Before reporting this finding to the healthcare provider, the nurse should note which of the client's laboratory values?

The nurse is caring for a client who has only months predicted to live. The client avoids questions regarding plans for care.
What is the next approach for the nurse to use when discussing end of life issues with the client?

A client arrives at the emergency department (ED) with severe right upper quadrant pain.
To assess the quality of the client's pain, which approach should the nurse use?

After a week of bed rest, a client is being assisted to a chair for the first time.
The nurse raises the head of the bed and moves the client to a sitting position. What should the nurse implement next?

The nurse is planning to provide mouth care to an unconscious client.
Which statement is accurate for implementing mouth care to this client?

When using a client with a serum potassium level of 7.5 mEq/L (7.5 mmol/L), which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

What equipment should the nurse use to most accurately measure a 2ml dose of a viscous liquid solution to be given orally?

Which descriptions of stool warrant additional follow-up by the nurse? (Select all that apply.).

The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) feeding a client who had a cerebral vascular accident (CVA) and is at risk for aspiration.
Which action by the UAP should the nurse recognize indicates the need for additional teaching?

Prior to performing digital removal of a fecal impaction, what is the most important assessment for the nurse to perform?