An unresponsive male victim of a diving accident is brought to the emergency department where it is determined that immediate surgery is required to save his life.

The client is accompanied by a close friend, but no family members are available.

Which action should the nurse take first?

What are some important nursing considerations for this medication? *.

A client is diagnosed with influenza A and is prescribed oseltamivir.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further education?

Which information should the practical nurse (PN) collect during the admission assessment of a terminally ill client to an acute care facility?

The nurse is planning discharge instructions for a client with type 2 diabetes who will be starting exenatide.
Which information should be included in the discharge instructions?

The client is a 29-year-old with a history of type 1 diabetes from the age of 6. She controls her blood glucose with an insulin pump and uses a continuous glucose monitor.

The client was out of town, and her insulin pump was damaged.

She had forgotten her back-up long-acting insulin at home, so she took the 6-hour drive home.

By the time she arrived at home, she was having nausea and vomiting.

Her blood glucose meter read over 500 mg/dL (27.8 mmol/L). She took a dose of insulin glargine and took herself to the emergency room.

The nurse is drawing an arterial blood gas to evaluate the client post treatment.

Complete the following sentence by choosing from the lists of options.

A pH level of

A 70-year-old female presents to the emergency department triage with a noticeable facial droop and garbled speech.

After having a few drinks at a local seafood restaurant, the client’s husband noticed his wife’s speech became difficult to understand.

The triage nurse does a rapid assessment of the client.

1915: Client arrives via personal car to emergency department with facial drooping and garbled speech.

Click to highlight the data that indicate the client is in need of immediate health interventions.

After inflating a blood pressure cuff and releasing the valve, the nurse hears silence followed by a Korotkoff sound.
Which action should the nurse take next?

When the nurse attempts to teach self-administration of insulin injections to a client who is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM), the client tells the nurse in a loud voice to leave the room.
Which action should the nurse take?

Which computer documentation indicates that activities to prevent postoperative venous stasis were performed correctly?

When caring for an older male client with urinary frequency, which measure is most important for the nurse to implement to help the client prepare to go to bed for the night?