The practical nurse (PN) receives a report of a stable client who experienced partial-thickness burns over 30% of the body surface area (BSA) 3 days ago.

Which complication is most important for the PN to anticipate?

A client with a long history of migraine headaches asks the nurse if there are non-pharmaceutical ways to help obtain pain relief.
Which intervention should the nurse offer?

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about contributing factors that can lead to the development of conduct disorder.

Which of the following factors related to family dynamics should the nurse include in the teaching?

The nurse requests a meal tray for a client who follows Mormon beliefs and who is on a clear liquid diet following abdominal surgery.
Which menu item(s) should the nurse request for this client? (Select all that apply).

A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about the components of critical thinking.
Which of the following statements by a student indicates a need for further teaching?

A nurse is providing education to a client prescribed an antidepressant for their phobia.
Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

A nurse is documenting the data collected from an ongoing assessment of a client who has diabetes mellitus.
The nurse writes, “The client reports feeling thirsty and hungry all the time.” How should the nurse label this type of data?

A client who received an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of the right femur after experiencing a fall at home experiences a sudden onset of increasing confusion and agitation.
When reporting to the healthcare provider using SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) communication, which information should the nurse provide first?

A 70-year-old female presents to the emergency department triage with a noticeable facial droop and garbled speech.

After having a few drinks at a local seafood restaurant, the client’s husband noticed his wife’s speech became difficult to understand.

The triage nurse does a rapid assessment of the client.

1915: Client arrives via personal car to emergency department with facial drooping and garbled speech.

Click to highlight the data that indicate the client is in need of immediate health interventions.

After an increase in the number of suicides in a community, the nurse is developing a class for adolescents about mental health.
Which type of activity should the nurse include in the teaching?

When the nurse attempts to teach self-administration of insulin injections to a client who is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM), the client tells the nurse in a loud voice to leave the room.
Which action should the nurse take?