The nurse identifies the hospitalized client in which situation as being at highest risk for the development of a healthcare associated infection (HAI)?

The nurse observes a colleague putting printed copies of client information in a uniform pocket before going home. Which action should the nurse take?

An unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is assigned to take the vital signs of a client with pertussis for whom droplet precautions have been implemented. The UAP requests a change in assignment, verbalizing they have not been fitted for a particulate filter mask. Which action should the nurse take?

A client with a gastrostomy tube is receiving a continuous feeding, and the nurse suspects that the client has aspirated some of the feeding. Which action should the nurse take?

An older adult client grimaces and demonstrates guarding behavior, but denies experiencing pain when asked by the nurse to rate the pain on a numeric scale. Which action should the nurse take next?

A client who has a continuous tube feeding develops a fever and reports experiencing dyspnea. Which action should the nurse implement?

A client with end stage metastatic cancer has a living will stating no extraordinary measures are to be taken as death approaches, and the healthcare provider writes a "Do Not Resuscitate" (DNR) prescription. When the client begins to take gasping breaths, the nurse determines the client's oxygen saturation is 85%. Which action should the nurse implement?

The nurse has agreed to serve as a client's advocate at the meeting of the hospital ethics committee, which was called to address an ethical dilemma involving the client. To successfully represent the client, what action is essential for the nurse to take?

An older female resident of a long-term care facility is experiencing frequent episodes of urinary incontinence. Which intervention is best for the nurse to implement with this client?

An adult client has been hospitalized for the past three weeks due to complications experienced following elective surgery. When the client's condition first began to deteriorate, the client's spouse reminded the healthcare provider that the client has a living will explaining the desire for a natural death. The healthcare provider does not agree with the client's living will and refuses to honor it. Which action should the nurse take?

The palliative care nurse is admitting a client who has metastatic bone cancer and is unable to eat or drink without immediate nausea and vomiting. The client is complaining of pain at 9 on a 0 to 10 pain scale, and the vital signs are: heart rate 99 beats/minute, respirations 38 breaths/minute, oxygen saturation 95%, and blood pressure 110/80 mm Hg. Which Intervention should the nurse implement?