The nurse working in a critical care unit (CCU) is assigned the care of two clients, one with pneumonia who is being mechanically ventilated, and the other who had a thoracotomy yesterday and is reporting incisional pain. Which action(s) should the nurse perform first?

The nurse is preparing an older adult client for discharge following cataract extraction. Which instruction should be included in the discharge teaching?

The home health nurse is conducting an initial home visit for an infant who was recently discharged from the hospital with heart failure. During this visit, the nurse is discussing the proper administration of digoxin with the parents. Which intervention(s) should the nurse include when providing guidance to the parents? Select all that apply.

Which is the priority nursing action when initiating morphine therapy via an intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PСА) pump?

The nurse enters a client's room to administer oral medications and finds an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) providing personal care to the client, whose condition has obviously deteriorated. The client is lying in a supine position and is weak, pale, and diaphoretic. Which is the priority nursing action?

The nurse is caring for a client with anorexia nervosa who states, "I feel powerless when I gain weight." Which problem should the nurse identify as a priority?

A client who is receiving zidovudine reports the appearance of pinpoint, red, round spots on the skin. Which result should the nurse report to the healthcare provider (HCР)?

Patient Data

The nurse reviews the prescriptions and plans initial steps for caring for the client.

Click to indicate which interventions the nurse should perform to care for this client. Each row must have one response indicated.

Patient Data

Data is evaluated to determine possible condition and appropriate interventions.

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

A client who experiences recurrent episodes of depression tells the nurse of a desire to discontinue the prescribed antidepressant. The client describes feeling less depressed after taking the medication for the past couple of weeks and the client does not like the side effects of the medication. Which response is best for the nurse to provide?

The nurse is preparing to obtain a rapid coronavirus (COVID-19) test for a client who was exposed to the virus eight days ago. The client is experiencing fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Which action is most important for the nurse to take?