An older adult client who was recently widowed has become increasingly confused and disoriented. The family tells the healthcare provider's office nurse that it is imperative for their parent to be admitted to the hospital for medical evaluation. The client is a member of a managed healthcare plan. Which information is best for the nurse to provide this family?

The registered nurse (RN) is gathering supplies to assist a healthcare provider with a bedside thoracentesis when the emergency department (ED) use as to report on a client with unstable angina that must be admitted immediately. A practical nurse (PN) and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) as the RN. How should the RN assign the necessary nursing actions?

The healthcare provider discusses with a male client the need for a cardiac catheterization, describes the risks and benefits of the procedure, and asks the nurse to have the client sign the consent form. When the nurse presents the consent form for signature, the client hesitates and asks the nurse how the wires will keep his heart going. Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse determines that an intravenous (IV) vesicant chemotherapy infusion is infiltrated. In responding to this finding, which task can the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

The nurse manager is encouraging the hospital nursing administrators to seek Magnet status for an acute care hospital. Which rationale should the nurse use to describe the greatest advantage of obtaining Magnet status?

The nurse manager observes that the staff nurse has used wrist restraints to help secure an older female client in her wheelchair. The client is pleading for the nurse to release her arms. The nurse explains to the nurse-manager that the client needs to be restrained in the wheelchair so that the nurse can change her bed linens. Which priority action should the nurse manager take?

An adult woman who had gastric bypass surgery two weeks ago is admitted because she is exhibiting signs of anastomosis leakage. Her vital signs are: temperature 100°F (37.8° C), blood pressure 98/50 mm Hg, heart rate 135 beats/minute, and respiratory rate 24 breaths/minute. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in this client's plan of care?

A client is admitted with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and reports that it is difficult to eat due to shortness of breath (SOB). Which task(s) should the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistant personnel (UAP)? Select all that apply.

During a 24-hour electronic health record review of a client in acute renal failure, the nurse notices that a prescription, written 12 hours ago for every 6 hours serum potassium levels, was not transcribed by the previous shift. Which immediate action is best for the nurse to take?

The nurse receives a telephone prescription from the healthcare provider for a client's persistent cough and wheezing. The prescription includes a chest x-ray, an antibiotic, and a nebulizer treatment now and as needed (PRN). After reading the prescription back to the healthcare provider to ensure accuracy, which intervention should the nurse implement first?

A group of nurse managers is asked to engage in a needs assessment for a piece of equipment that will be expensed to the organizations budget. Which question is most important to consider when analyzing the cost-benefit for this piece of equipment?