When providing community healthcare teaching regarding the early warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, which signs should the nurse advise family members to report (Select all that apply)?

A client who is one day postpartum tells the nurse that her baby cannot latch onto the breast.

The nurse determines that the client's nipples are inverted. Which action should the nurse implement?

When should the nurse conduct an Allen's test?

Following morning care, a client with a C-5 spinal cord injury who is sitting in a wheelchair becomes flushed and complains of a headache. Which intervention should the nurse implementfirst?

This is an 11-month-old male with a 2-day history of fussiness, increased nasal secretions, and cough. The baby is 24.3 lb. (11 kg). He was born at 34 weeks gestation and spent several weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit for poor feeding.

He is currently up to date on vaccinations and is meeting appropriate developmental milestones. The parents deny that he takes any medications at home.

Review H and P and flow sheet.

Select which assessment findings indicate that the baby has an increased fluid requirement. Select all that apply.

Review H and P.

What factors are important in determining the level of hypoxemia that the child may have experienced during the submersion? Select all that apply.

An older client is admitted to the intensive care unit unconscious after several days of vomiting and diarrhea.

Vital Signs

Heart Rate-beats/minute- 110 Respirations - breathes/minute- 28 Blood Pressure – mmHG- 80/60

Arterial blood gases (ABGs)

Ph- 7.34

PaCO2- 34 mmHg

HCO3- 20 mmol/L

pO2- 90 mmHg

Electrolytes Results

Sodium

130 mEq/L(mmol/L) Potassium

2.5 mEq/L (mmol/L) Chloride

95 mEq/L (mmol/L)

Reference Range:

Sodium [136 to 145 mEq/L (136 to 145 mmol/L)]

Potassium [3.5 to 5 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mmol/L)]

Chloride [98 to 106 mEq/L (98 to 106 mmol/L)]

PaCO2 [35 to 45 mm Hg]

HCO, [21 to 28 mEq/L (21 to 28 mmol/L)] PaO2 [80 to 100 mm Hg)

The nurse inserts a urinary catheter and obtains a scant amount of dark amber output. Which intervention should the nurse implement first? (Please scroll and view each tab's information in the client's medical record before selecting the answer.)

The client is in the hospital after her house collapsed during a hurricane. She has been in the intensive care unit for 2 weeks and moved today to the surgical floor to continue monitoring her respiratory function and to complete intravenous antibiotic administration.

For each client statement, click to highlight the statement(s) below that require follow up teaching by the nurse.

•  I am at high risk for post-traumatic-stress disorder because I have acute stress disorder
•  I can use holistic approaches like meditation to help my symptoms.
•  I can learn to manage my thoughts better through therapy.
• Many people have the same response to a stressful situation as I am having.
•  This diagnosis means that I am crazy.
•  I will probably need to be on medication for the rest of my life.

The nurse observes a client prepare a meal in the kitchen of a rehabilitation facility prior to discharge. Which behavior(s) indicate the client understands how to maintain balance safely? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse discovers that an older client with no history of cardiac or renal disease has an elevated serum magnesium level. To further investigate the cause of this electrolyte imbalance, what information is most important for the nurse to obtain from the client's medical history?

The mother of a 2-day-old infant girl expresses concern about a "flea bite" type rash on her daughter's body. The nurse identifies a pink papular rash with vesicles superimposed over the thorax, back, buttocks, and abdomen. Which explanation should the nurse offer?