An adolescent who is brought to the emergency department (ED) with a fever and persistent lower right quadrant abdominal pain is anxious, fearful, and hyperventilating.
The nurse anticipates the client developing which acid-base imbalance?

The nurse is caring for a client with the sexually transmitted infection (STI) syphilis.

The client reports having unprotected sex.

Which response should the nurse provide?

A nurse is providing education to a group of healthcare professionals about suicide and suicidal ideation.
Which of the following statements accurately describes suicidal ideation?

A client at 42-weeks gestation arrives at the labor and delivery unit for a scheduled induction but refuses the prescribed oxytocin infusion because she wants to have a "natural" delivery.

Which action is most important for the nurse to implement?

The practical nurse (PN) learns that a client who is receiving chemotherapy has developed stomatitis.

Which information should the PN obtain from the client during a focused assessment?

A client who received an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of the right femur after experiencing a fall at home experiences a sudden onset of increasing confusion and agitation.
When reporting to the healthcare provider using SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) communication, which information should the nurse provide first?

The nurse observes an 18-month-old toddler keeping a bottle of milk in the mouth throughout the history-taking and assessment process during a well-child visit.

The mother confirms that the child has a bottle available most of the day and remarks that it makes a great pacifier.

Which response should the nurse provide?

An older male client is admitted with the medical diagnosis of a possible cerebral vascular accident (CVA). He has facial paralysis and cannot move his left side.

When entering the room, the nurse finds the client's wife tearful and trying unsuccessfully to give him a drink of water.

Which action should the nurse take?

A client with diabetic peripheral neuropathy has been taking pregabalin for 4 days.
Which finding indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?

A newly hired unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is assigned to a home healthcare team along with two experienced UAPs.

Which intervention should the home health nurse implement to ensure adequate care for all clients?

After receiving a change of shift report for clients on a medical surgical unit, which task should the nurse assign to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?