An older adult patient tells the home health nurse, "My health care provider hasn't helped my arthritis at all.

I am using the chiropractor now.”. What change has the patient made?

A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's solution IV to infuse at 120 mL/hr for a client who has a respiratory disorder.

The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number.). PREVIOUS.

gtt/min.

The nurse is educating a patient regarding reflexology. Information includes that reflexology is a therapy based on the theory that the entire body can be reached by applying pressure to specific areas. Where is pressure mainly applied?

A nurse discovers a medication error in which the client received twice the prescribed amount of medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A patient has a new diagnosis of congestive heart failure. What type of education would be appropriate to give the patient regarding signs and symptoms to report to the provider?

A patient with heart disease is complaining of shortness of breath. The nurse knows that shortness of breath can be a sign and symptom of heart disease. Another name for shortness of breath is:

A nurse is preparing to administer oral medications to a client. Which of the following should the nurse recognize as acceptable client identifiers?

The nurse is educating a patient on a vegan diet.

What supplement will the nurse encourage this patient to take to avoid a deficiency?

A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to clarify which of the following prescriptions?

A nurse is explaining different types of complementary and alternative healing modalities to a client who has chronic pain.

Which of the following healing modalities should the nurse describe as the use of needles to stimulate specific points on the body to relieve discomfort, promote health, and cure disease?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hours post-op, receiving a clear liquid diet. Which of the following food choices by the nurse is appropriate?