Patient Data

Exhibits

The nurse needs to determine the priority assessment before administering morphine.

Select  from Word Choices to complete the sentence.

Before administering morphine, the most important assessment to perform is to check the client's ______________

Patient Data

The nurse is anticipating which additional medications the healthcare provider may prescribe for the client to manage side effects while on morphine sulfate.
Select the 3 medications that would be most appropriate to manage the side effects of morphine sulfate.

An adult client was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer three weeks ago. The client's spouse approaches the nurse and asks, "How will I know that my husband's death is imminent? Our two adult children want to be here when their father dies." Which is the best response by the nurse?

Patient Data

For each potential nursing action, click to indicate whether the action is indicated, contraindicated, or nonessential for this client's plan of care. Each row must have only one option selected.

Patient Data

Click to indicate if the listed characteristic is consistent with a fat embolism or blood clot embolism. Each column must have at least one response option selected.

A client who experiences recurrent episodes of depression tells the nurse of a desire to discontinue the prescribed antidepressant. The client describes feeling less depressed after taking the medication for the past couple of weeks and the client does not like the side effects of the medication. Which response is best for the nurse to provide?

The nurse provides sliding scale insulin administration instructions to an adult who was recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The client demonstrates an understanding of the instructions provided by performing the procedure in which order? (Arrange with the first on top and the last on the bottom.)

A client with heart failure is admitted to the medical surgical unit with pneumonia. To reduce cardiac workload, which intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care?

Which client's vital signs indicating increased intracranial pressure (ICP) should the nurse report to the healthcare provider?

Patient Data

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According to the laboratory values, the client has

The nurse is evaluating the client’s response to pain management.

Click to highlight the findings that indicate the client is experiencing the therapeutic effects of the medication.

Pain level presently 3 on a 0 to 10 scale. The client reports feeling “sleepy.” Client is able to take deep breaths, achieving 1,000 mL on incentive spirometer. New mild cough noted. Repositions in bed with minimal assistance. Attempted to get up to the chair, but experienced dizziness with standing.