The nurse enters a client's room to administer oral medications and finds an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) providing personal care to the client, whose condition has obviously deteriorated. The client is lying in a supine position and is weak, pale, and diaphoretic. Which is the priority nursing action?

After receiving report on an inpatient acute care unit, which client should the nurse assess first?

A 14-year-old girl presents to the school nurse with the fourth vaginal yeast infection she has had during the past 6 months. The nurse should assess the adolescent for which finding(s)? Select all that apply.

The home health nurse is conducting an initial home visit for an infant who was recently discharged from the hospital with heart failure. During this visit, the nurse is discussing the proper administration of digoxin with the parents. Which intervention(s) should the nurse include when providing guidance to the parents? Select all that apply.

While caring for a client after a small bowel resection, the nurse is informed that the client has a history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). To reduce the risk of recurrence of the MRSA in the postoperative wound, which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

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.)

The nurse assesses a client being treated for Herpes zoster (shingles). Which assessment(s) should the nurse include when evaluating the effectiveness of treatment? Select all that apply.

Patient Data

Click to highlight the findings that would indicate the client is progressing as expected.

The nurse assesses the client. The client reports he was able to sleep through the night. The client notes continued numbness in his left arm, along with a tingling sensation, and is not able to move his fingers. The client reports mild nausea and has no desire to eat breakfast. There is a 1.18 in (3 cm) by 1.97 in (5 cm) area of blood noted on the bandage. The left arm is warm to touch. The client's left shoulder and collarbone are symmetric.

Patient Data

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statements by selecting from the lists of options provided.

Based on the client's history, physical and laboratory findings, the priority need will be to treat

The nurse on the medical-surgical unit is receiving a transfer report from the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse for a client who had an exploratory laparotomy. The PACU nurse provides the following information: "1,000 mL 0.9% sodium chloride is infusing at 125 mL/hr into the left wrist with 600 mL remaining. Ondansetron 4 mg IVP every 8 hours is prescribed for nausea. The last dose was administered at 0700. The client is currently describing pain rated 2 on a 0 to 10 scale. The client has a prescription for hydromorphone 1 mg IVP every 2 hours PRN for pain. The last dose was administered at 1000." Which additional information should the PACU nurse report?

The nurse is performing an admission assessment for a newborn who has asymmetrical buttocks. Which assessment test results should the nurse report to the healthcare provider?