The nurse is caring for a client with a fractured femur. Following removal of traction and the application of a full-leg cast, which action should the nurse prioritize?

A client's catheter bag was left on the client's bed for a prolonged period of time, and the client develops a urinary tract infection.

In evaluating the cause of the infection, what should the nurse identify as the infection reservoir?

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The nurse suspects elder mistreatment.

Click to indicate if the listed manifestation of abuse is consistent with physical abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Each row must have only one response option selected.

A client is admitted to the mental health unit for feelings of depression secondary to a positive HIV report. To provide a safe milieu for this client, which action should the nurse take?

The nurse has reviewed the laboratory results and flow sheet.

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

The nurse recognizes that the client has

A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) smokes two packs of cigarettes per day and is admitted to the hospital for a respiratory infection. The client reports difficulty controlling respiratory distress at home when using the rescue inhaler.

Which comment from the client indicates to the nurse that the client is not using the inhaler properly

An client who weighs 160 pounds receives a prescription for gentamicin 5 mg/kg/day intravenously in divided doses every 8 hours. How many mg should the nurse administer with each dose?

(Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

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 IV every 8 hours is prescribed for nausea. The last dose was administered at 0700. The client is currently describing pain at a level 2 on a 0 to 10 pain scale. The client has a prescription for hydromorphone 1 mg IV every 2 hours PRN for pain. The last dose was administered at 1000."

Which additional information should the PACU nurse report?

A client tells the nurse about beginning an exercise program a month ago to lose weight and improve sleep. The client states, "It still takes at least two hours to fall asleep at night." Which action should the nurse implement?