The nurse is managing 4 clients in the intensive care unit who are mechanically ventilated.

After performing a quick visual assessment, the nurse should prioritize care for the client who is exhibiting which finding.

Review H and P, nurse's notes, laboratory results, orders, and imaging studies.

The child is showing only minor signs of impact from the submersion injury and will likely be discharged in the morning. The nurse would like to give some education to the parents before discharge.

What should the nurse include in pre-discharge education for this child's parents? Select all that apply.

The client is a 32-year-old multigravida at 28 weeks' gestation, who presents to the obstetrician's office for a routine prenatal visit. Obstetrical history reveals she has given birth three times; once at 35 weeks (twins), once at 38 weeks (singleton), and once at 41 weeks (singleton). All of these children are alive and well. She had one spontaneous abortion at 10 weeks' gestation. Her fourth child weighed 9 pounds (4.08 kg) at 41 weeks gestation.

The client is at 28 weeks. She has been receiving prenatal care since 8 weeks gestation. Her fasting 1-hour glucose screening level, which was done 1 week prior, is 164 mg/dl (9.1 mmol/L). Her 3-hour oral glucose tolerance test results reveal a fasting blood sugar of 168 mg/dL (9.3 mmol/L) and a two-hour postprandial of 220 mg/dL (12.2 mmol/L).

The nurse reviews nurses' notes to determine what the client's obstetric history reveals in the form of GTPAL.

Choose the most likely option for the information missing from the statement by selecting from the list of options provided.

Based on the client's obstetrical history, the client's G-T-P-A-L designation is

An oil retention enema is prescribed for a hospitalized client. The practical nurse (PN) should administer the enema solution at which temperature?

The practical nurse (PN) is observing a newly hired PN who is preparing to administer a liquid medication via a client's feeding tube system as seen in the picture. What action should the PN take?

Before administering an antibiotic that can cause nephrotoxicity, which laboratory value is most important
for the practical nurse (PN) to review?

A client is receiving mesalamine 800 mg by mouth three times a day. Which assessment should the nurse perform to assess the effectiveness of the medication?

What action should the nurse take first when a client is inadvertently given an incorrect dose of a medication?

The practical nurse (PN) plans to screen only high risk children for scoliosis. Which group of children should the PN screen?

The practical nurse (PN) and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) enter a client's room and find the client lying on the bed. The PN determines that the client is unresponsive. Which instruction should the PN give the UAP first?

The nurse enters the room of a client with Parkinson's disease who is taking carbidopa-levodopa. The client is rising slowly from the chair while the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) stands next to the chair. Which action should the nurse take?