Which problem reported by a client taking lovastatin requires the most immediate follow-up by the nurse?

A nurse is caring for a client who has variant angina and is prescribed verapamil.

Which of the following are expected outcomes of this medication? (Select all that apply.)

A 5-year-old child with a history of a waddling gait and frequent falls is brought into the hospital for diagnostic testing.
When explaining the diagnostic testing to the parents, the nurse should provide information based on which understanding of the underlying disease pathology?

The nurse on the medical-surgical unit is receiving a transfer report from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse for a client who had an exploratory laparotomy.

The PACU nurse provides the following information: "1000 mL normal saline is infusing at 125 mL/hr into the left wrist with 600 mL remaining.

Ondansetron 4 mg intravenously every 8 hours is prescribed for nausea.

The last dose was administered at 0700.

The client is currently describing pain at a level 2 on a 0 to 10 pain scale.

The client has a prescription for hydromorphone 1 mg intravenously every 2 hours as needed for pain.

The last dose was administered at 1000." Which additional information should the PACU nurse report?

Patient Data.

What are three goals of therapy for this client? Select three that apply.

The nurse observes an 18-month-old toddler keeping a bottle of milk in the mouth throughout the history-taking and assessment process during a well-child visit.

The mother confirms that the child has a bottle available most of the day and remarks that it makes a great pacifier.

Which response should the nurse provide?

A male client who is admitted with bipolar disorder, manic psychosis, is placed in seclusion after unsuccessful attempts to de-escalate him during a sudden mood swing from laughter to jumping and screaming threats while waving a plastic dinner knife.

The client is given haloperidol.

5 mg intramuscularly STAT prior to seclusion.

Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement immediately after seclusion?

A new mother on the postpartum unit runs out of the room screaming that her newborn infant's crib is empty and the baby is missing.

Which action should the nurse take first?

The nurse interviews a client admitted for an outpatient procedure and enters a long list of home medications into the medical record.

The nurse observes several medications that are prescribed for the same indications.

Which instruction is best for the nurse to communicate to the client regarding the multiple prescriptions?

A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about the effects of aging on the neurological system.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include as correct? (Select all that apply.).

A client is admitted with an exacerbation of heart failure secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which observation(s) by the nurse require immediate intervention to reduce the likelihood of harm to this client? (Select all that apply.).