The nurse is providing dietary education to a client in end stage kidney failure who requires dialysis three times a week. Which information is important for the nurse to include about the client's daily diet?

A client taking clopidogrel reports the onset of diarrhea.

Which nursing action should the nurse implement first?

A 2-year-old is brought to the emergency department (ED) with a history of several days of rhinitis and now exhibits a productive barking cough and difficulty breathing.

Which additional finding should alert the nurse that the child is experiencing respiratory distress?

Patient Data

The client asks the diabetic nurse educator to clarify what the Registered Dietician told her about the content and timing of her meals. Which 3 responses should the diabetic nurse educator provide?

Patient Data

The nurse is precepting a new graduate nurse and explains the placement of a face mask on the client.

Mark whether the statements by the new graduate nurse indicates understanding or no understanding of the use of the face mask in the care of this client. Each row must have one option selected.

After inflating a blood pressure cuff and releasing the valve, the nurse hears silence followed by a Korotkoff sound. Which action should the nurse take next?

A client with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and a blood glucose level of 740 mg/dL (42 mmol/L) is admitted unresponsive with Kussmaul respirations and dehydration. Which pathophysiological process supports the client's respiratory pattern?

Reference Range: Fasting Blood Glucose [74 to 106 mg/dL (4.1 to 5.9 mmol/

A female client is taking alendronate, a bisphosphonate, for postmenopausal osteoporosis. The client tells the nurse that she is experiencing jaw pain. How should the nurse respond?