The nurse is evaluating a client's symptoms, and formulates the nursing problem, "High risk for injury due to potential urinary tract infection." Which symptoms indicate the need for this nursing problem?

When learning to use an insulin pen, a client with diabetes dials 28 units of regular insulin instead of 24 units, the prescribed dose. Which action should the nurse take?

A young adult client involved in a minor motor vehicle collision three weeks ago reports having a headache, blurred vision, vertigo, and nausea. The client's vital signs are within normal limits, and a nutrition history reveals that the client is eating very little because of being concerned about paying for car repairs. Priority nursing care should be based on which nursing problem?

A client is admitted to the emergency department 5 days after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) troubled by severe fatigue, muscle weakness, and shortness of breath. The client's electrocardiogram (ECG) Indicates sinus tachycardia and the laboratory findings indicate an elevated serum brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level. Which action is most important for the nurse to implement?

A client with hyperparathyroidism reports a sudden onset of severe flank pain. Which intervention should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?

The nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a client taking a prescribed diuretic for edema in the lower extremities. Which instruction should the nurse include in this teaching plan?

The nurse is assessing a client who is newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Which assessment finding requires immediate intervention?

The nurse is planning care for the client.
Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices area to specify which condition the client is most likely experiencing, two actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.

The nurse comes into the room to replace the IV bag and notices the client's extremities are jerking violently. The client is not arousable and the oxygen saturation is 59% on the monitor.

Complete the following sentence by choosing from the lists of options.

Based on the information collected, the client is likely experiencing

A client who is obese reports severe pain and is unable to bear weight in the right ankle after making dietary changes 3 weeks ago for weight loss. The client's medical history indudes hypertension, gouty arthritis, and cholecystitis. Which instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching?

The nurse assists a client with Parkinson's disease (PD) to ambulate in the hallway. The client appears to "freeze" and then carefully lifts one leg and steps forward. The client tells the nurse of pretending to step over a crack on the floor. How should the nurse respond?