The nurse is caring for a patient with a burn that is severely swollen, and the wound bed appears brown and yellow. The patient reports no pain. How should the nurse classify the depth of this burn?

A client is diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and needs to begin dialysis.

Which condition entered on the client’s medical record should the nurse recognize as a contraindication for peritoneal dialysis?

A patient with gouty arthritis is experiencing tenderness and swelling in the right ankle and big toe. The nurse notes that the inflammation extends above the ankle area.

The patient has been prescribed colchicine and indomethacin. What should the nurse include in the discharge teaching?

The nurse is caring for a client who reports a sudden, severe facial numbness. The nurse observes an uneven smile with facial droop to the right side and a hand grasp strength that is weaker on the right than the left.

The client denies a recent history of headaches or trauma.

Which intervention should the nurse perform immediately?

A client with a seizure disorder is seen at the clinic for a follow-up visit and a prescription renewal for phenytoin. Which assessment finding warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?

A client with right hydronephrosis and a history of renal calculi is preparing for discharge following a retrograde pyelogram.

Which instruction should the nurse include in the client’s discharge instructions?

The parent of an adolescent tells the clinic nurse, “My child has athlete’s foot. I have been applying triple antibiotic ointment for two days, but there has been no improvement.”. Which instruction should the nurse provide?

A client receives a prescription for 1 liter of lactated Ringer’s intravenously (IV) to be infused over 8 hours.

The IV administration set delivers 15 gtt/mL. How many mL/hr should the nurse program the infusion pump to deliver?

The nurse is educating a client, who was admitted with a blood glucose level of 580 mg/dL, on how to prevent complications related to diabetes mellitus. Which statement made by the client indicates they have understood the information?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has been admitted to the hospital with a suspected diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. Which diagnostic procedure should the nurse prepare the patient for?

A patient presents to the emergency department with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

During the history and physical, it is discovered that the patient’s significant other is recovering from COVID-19. After obtaining a nasal swab to test the patient for COVID-19, what is the most important action for the nurse to take?