During a particularly heated staff meeting regarding staff assignments, the nurse manager makes this comment: "When you all can come to a decision, let me know and we'll move on from there." This leader is best identified as which of the following?

The client is admitted to the nurse's unit with a diagnosis of heart failure. His heart is not pumping effectively, which is resulting in edema and coarse crackles in his lungs. The term for this condition is:

The nurse educator provides developmental testing for kindergarten through third-grade students. Which level of prevention is the nurse performing?

A nurse is providing education to a postoperative client on how to use an incentive spirometer. Which of the following is an accurate step that should be included in the education plan?

A nurse palpates the pulse of a client and documents the following: 6/6/12 pulse 85 and regular, 3+ and equal in radial, popliteal, and dorsalis pedis. What does the number "+3" represent?

A client is prescribed a diuretic for swelling of the lower extremities. The nurse should teach the client about the effect of the medication on the client's urinary output.

While in the dining room at the hospital, the nurse notes a visitor has forceful coughs. Which actions would the nurse take to assist this visitor?
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During discharge planning, the nurse is responsible for teaching the client how to maintain comfort, promote healing, and restore wellness. However, one of the actions listed below is not correct.

The nurse instructs the client on mind-body therapies. Which mind-body therapy is used when the client pictures themselves lying on a beach with the sounds of waves, the cries of seagulls, and the warmth of the sun during periods of stress?

A client recovering from surgery asks the nurse why turning, deep breathing, and coughing exercises need to be done. How should the nurse respond?

A nurse is taking care of a client who just lost her husband to a terminal illness. The client is refusing to believe that the loss is happening. Which of Kubler-Ross's stages of grieving is the client experiencing?