The nurse is completing an admission assessment on an older adult client with dehydration, failure to thrive, and who is immobile. The nurse reports to the healthcare provider that the client's right calf is red and swollen. The nurse should suspect which probable cause of these findings?

Which nursing responsibility is related to health promotion and teaching for the client with rheumatoid arthritis?

The healthcare provider prescribes a 5% dextrose injection with 20 units of regular insulin for a client with a serum potassium level of 6.0 mEq/L (6.0 mmol/L) and glucose level of 180 mg/dL (10.0 mmol/L). Which evaluation is most important for the nurse to include in this client's plan of care?

Reference Range:

Potassium [3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L (3.5 to 5.0 mmol/L)]

Glucose [74 to 106 mg/dL (4.1 to 5.9 mmol/L)]

A parent asks the nurse how to care for their 4-year-old child after receiving the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine. Which instruction should the nurse provide?

Patient Data

The nurse educates the parents on post discharge care for the child.

What should the nurse include in post discharge care education? Select all that apply.

A client is scheduled for an IV pyelogram today. The nurse instructs the client that the x-ray visualizes the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. Which information is most important for the nurse to gather before the client goes for the x-ray?

A client with leukemia undergoes a bone marrow biopsy. The client's laboratory values indicate the client has thrombocytopenia. Based on this data, which nursing assessment is most important following the procedure?

The nurse is caring for an older adult client with a history of osteoarthritis who is having difficulty walking due to increased right knee pain. To assess the quality of the client's knee pain, which approach should the nurse use?

A client who is one day postpartum reports to the nurse that her baby cannot latch onto the breast. The nurse observes that the client's nipples are inverted. Which action should the nurse implement?

A client who weighs 110 lbs has received a prescription for dalteparin, 150 units/kg to be administered subcutaneously daily for 4 months. The medication is available in a 7,500 units/0.3 mL prefilled syringe. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Please enter the numerical value only.)

What conditions are most likely to respond to treatment with antihistamines? Select all that apply.