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

The nurse needs to administer hydromorphone 3 mg to the patient. The concentration of the hydromorphone solution is 4 mg/mL. To find out how many mL the nurse should administer, we can use the formula:

The nurse learns that members of the nursing staff are uncomfortable with responding to client family members who are angry. While designing a teaching session to help the staff respond more effectively in these situations, which instructional strategy is best for the nurse to use?

While preparing to obtain a stool specimen for occult blood, the nurse observes that the client's feces is soft, formed, and light brown. Which action should the nurse implement?

The nurse is preparing an in-service on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violations. Which example should the nurse use to demonstrate a HIPAA violation?

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

The nurse needs to administer hydromorphone 3 mg to the patient. The concentration of the hydromorphone solution is 4 mg/mL. To find out how many mL the nurse should administer, we can use the formula:

When conducting diet teaching for a client who is on a postoperative clear liquid diet, which foods should the nurse encourage the client to consume? Select all that apply.

The nurse plans to encourage a group of young adult clients to engage in problem-solving strategies. Which action is most useful for the nurse to include during the teaching session?

The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) providing care for two clients using the same gloves. Which action should the nurse take first?

A client who is 2 days postoperative for thoracic surgery is reporting incisional pain 2 hours after receiving pain medication. The client rates the pain as 5 on a pain scale of 0 to 10. After placing a call to the healthcare provider, which action should the nurse implement?

To assess a client's dorsalis pedis pulse, the nurse applies firm pressure over the top of the foot between the extension tendons of the great and first toes but does not feel a pulsation. Which action should the nurse take next?

The nurse has removed a barbiturate capsule from the unit dose wrapper to administer to a client. The client decides to watch a television program and requests not to take the medication. Which action should the nurse implement?