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

A child with an Escherichia coli urinary tract infection is receiving a secondary infusion of gentamicin 60 mg every 8 hours IV, which is to be infused over 30 minutes.

The medication is delivered by the pharmacy diluted in a 50 ml bag of saline.

What should be the infusion pump’s regulation in mL/hour? (Provide the numeric value only.)

While conducting an admission assessment of a female client with bipolar disorder, the client suddenly starts to undress and throw her clothes around the room.
What should be the nurse’s initial action?

The nurse identifies several nursing problems for an older adult client with gastroenteritis who is experiencing fever, chills, anorexia, and diarrhea.
The client has a history of a stroke with left-sided hemiplegia and is dependent on care provided by the spouse. Which problem should the nurse determine has the highest priority?

A client with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the left leg is on a heparin protocol.
Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in this client’s plan of care?

A patient with pancreatic cancer develops ascites, and 2 liters of fluid are removed via paracentesis. What schedule should the nurse follow to monitor the patient’s blood pressure after this procedure?

A client with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine levels. The client reports feeling fatigued and is unable to concentrate during the morning assessments.
What action should the nurse take based on these findings?

The nurse is monitoring a patient with Cushing’s disease in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) following a hypophysectomy.
Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in the patient’s plan of care?

The nurse is planning to teach infant care and preventive measures for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) to a group of new parents.
Which information is most important for the nurse to include?

The patient is a 75-year-old female who has been admitted to the preoperative area in preparation for pacemaker insertion.

She reports that she is undergoing this procedure because her heart rate has been consistently low, she feels constantly fatigued, and she has experienced one episode of fainting due to a low heart rate.

The patient has a history of progressively worsening symptomatic bradycardia and a history of atrial fibrillation, which is controlled by medication.

She has been off anticoagulants for four days in preparation for the procedure.

As the nurse prepares the patient’s plan of care, which four findings would indicate that it would be safe to administer the antibiotic vancomycin?

A client is admitted for an exacerbation of heart failure (HF) and is being treated with diuretics for fluid volume excess.
In planning nursing care, which interventions should the nurse include? Select all that apply.