The nurse knows that skin turgor changes with age. Which intervention is most helpful in dealing with normal aging changes of the skin?

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 is teaching a client about how to use crutches. Which action performed by the client demonstrates to the nurse a correct understanding of how to use the crutches?

Which explanation is best for the nurse to provide a client who asks the purpose of using the log rolling technique for turning?

While electronically scanning the client's armband at the bedside prior to administering pain medication, the nurse observes the power flickers and the computer screen goes blank. The computer fails to reboot and the screen remains dark. Which action should the nurse do first?

After a seven-day treatment with an IV antibiotic, the healthcare provider discharges a client from the hospital and writes a prescription for an oral antibiotic. While providing discharge instructions, the nurse notes that the dosage for the oral antibiotic is significantly higher than the IV antibiotic. Which resource should the nurse use first in resolving the situation?

The nurse retrieves hydromorphone 4 mg/mL from an automated dispensing system, for a client who is receiving hydromorphone 3 mg IM. every 6 hours PRN for severe pain. How many mL should the nurse administer to the client? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

In-home hospice care is arranged for a client with stage 4 lung cancer. While the palliative care nurse is arranging for discharge, the client verbalizes concerns about pain. Which action should the nurse implement?

An older adult client is admitted to the medical unit following a fall at home. While undressing the client, the nurse observes that the client is wearing an adult diaper and skin breakdown is obvious over the sacral area. Which action should the nurse implement first?

When evaluating the effectiveness of a client's nursing care, the nurse first reviews the expected outcomes identified in the plan of care. What action should the nurse take next?

The nurse receives a new prescription to administer oxygen at 3 L/minute via a nasal cannula to maintain an oxygen saturation between 90 and 100% for an adult client. The nurse obtains an oxygen saturation reading of 85% and, after repositioning the oximeter on a different finger, obtains a second reading of 87%. Which action should the nurse take next?