The nurse is instructing a patient on how to administer 0.5 mg of epinephrine intramuscularly.

If the available dose is 0.5 mg/0.5 mL, how many mL should the patient be taught to administer?

A nurse is advising a client who is taking furosemide and has a serum potassium level of 3.1 mEq/L. Which food should the nurse recommend the client to incorporate into their daily diet?

A client with a spinal cord injury is at risk for experiencing autonomic dysreflexia.

Which of the following manifestations should the nurse carefully monitor the client for?

When caring for a patient with burns, which assessment data will alert the nurse to the possibility of a local infection of the burned area?

The nursing assistant is delivering patient meals.

What meal should the nurse expect to be delivered to a patient who had gastric bypass surgery the day before?

A nurse is providing care to multiple patients in a hospital setting.

Which patient is at the highest risk for developing hypoglycemia?

The nurse is performing pin care for a patient with an external fixation device for a fractured tibia.

Which assessment finding by the nurse should be reported to the unit care coordinator?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client.

• At 1600, the nurse administered an antibiotic as prescribed.
• At 1630, the nurse noted that the client’s bilateral breath sounds were clear and present throughout.
• The client reports itching on the chest and has urticaria over the chest and trunk.
• The client states they are having difficulty swallowing and feel as if there is a lump in their throat.
• The nurse hears bilateral breath sounds with scattered wheezing throughout.

What should the nurse do next?

The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic liver failure.

Which medication order should the nurse querry

A patient is unresponsive to verbal stimuli and exhibits an altered level of consciousness.

Which method should the nurse use to elicit a response from a painful stimulus?

A nurse is admitting a client. Review the exhibits to answer the question.

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