The nurse is admitting a new client to the unit. The nurse notes that this client would need an alternate meal choice when the menu specified pork for a meal. Members of which cultural group might request an alternative meal choice?

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

Which of the following is marked rhythmic waxing and waning of respirations from very deep to very shallow breathing and temporary apnoea?

A nurse mistakenly gave a client who was NPO a morning breakfast tray. After realizing the mistake, the nurse notified the physician as well as the client; explained the consequences of this mistake, which included a delay in the client's scheduled procedure; and documented the situation in the client's medical record. What did this nurse demonstrate?

The nurse has performed an assessment of a client scheduled for discharge to be cared for by the family. Which situation would the nurse question regarding discharge of this client to be cared for by the family?

When a labor and delivery nurse tells a co-worker that a client of Asian descent probably did not want any pain medication because "Asian women typically are stoic," the nurse is expressing a belief known as what?

A nurse is preparing a client for a physical assessment. The client appears anxious about the assessment. Which statement by the nurse would be most appropriate?

The client who has sleep apnoea reports falling asleep while driving, almost being involved in an accident, and frequent episodes of sleepwalking. What nursing diagnosis should be a priority for this client?

While performing a bed bath, the nurse notes an area of tissue injury on the client's sacral area. The wound presents as a shallow open ulcer with a red-pink wound bed and partial thickness loss of dermis. What is the correct name of this wound?

The nurse is collecting equipment to administer a unit of packed red blood cells. Which IV fluid should be used to initiate the IV for this transfusion?

A nurse enters a client's room and sees that ashes from a cigarette are beginning to ignite trash in the wastebasket. What actions should the nurse take first?