The nurse is assessing an adolescent female diagnosed with anorexia nervosa who is admitted to the unit with severe malnutrition and electrolyte imbalance.
Which pathological process results from the adolescent's consistent maladaptive behavior?

The nurse observes an 18-month-old toddler keeping a bottle of milk in the mouth throughout the history-taking and assessment process during a well-child visit.

The mother confirms that the child has a bottle available most of the day and remarks that it makes a great pacifier.

Which response should the nurse provide?

The nurse is providing education to a client who receives a prescription for zolpidem.
Which information about the medication should the nurse include?

A 70-year-old female presents to the emergency department triage with a noticeable facial droop and garbled speech.

After having a few drinks at a local seafood restaurant, the client’s husband noticed his wife’s speech became difficult to understand.

The triage nurse does a rapid assessment of the client.

1915: Client arrives via personal car to emergency department with facial drooping and garbled speech.

Click to highlight the data that indicate the client is in need of immediate health interventions.

Patient Data.

Which order would the nurse question? Select all that apply.

A client arrives at the emergency department with chest pain after taking sildenafil.
Based on the client's history, which medication should the nurse withhold?

A 70-year-old female presents to the emergency department triage with a noticeable facial droop and garbled speech. After having a few drinks at a local seafood restaurant, the client’s husband noticed his wife’s speech became difficult to understand.

The triage nurse does a rapid assessment of the client.

Select one condition and one client finding to complete the sentence(s). Based on the collected data, the nurse recognizes that the client is most likely exhibiting signs of

The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) tells the practical nurse (PN) that a male client is angry because the night shift took over 2 hours to bring him the pain medication, he had to request three times.

Which action should the PN implement first?

A newly hired unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is assigned to a home healthcare team along with two experienced UAPs.

Which intervention should the home health nurse implement to ensure adequate care for all clients?

An unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) reports that a client's right hand and fingers spasm when taking the blood pressure using the same arm.

After confirming the presence of the spasms, which action should the nurse take?

The nurse is planning care for a client who has a fourth-degree midline laceration that occurred during vaginal delivery of an 8-pound 10-ounce (3674 grams) infant.

Which intervention has the highest priority for this client?