While caring for a client receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN), it is most important for the nurse to monitor which of the client's lab values?

Before administering a parenteral nutrition solution through a central vein, the nurse should confirm information from which sources? (Select all that apply)

The nurse is planning a nutrition class for vegans. Which food should the nurse encourage to be combined with other foods to enhance the nutritional intake in the vegan diet?

A middle-aged client newly diagnosed with cholelithiasis is choosing the evening meal.What food choice should the nurse encourage the client to omit?

A 30-year-old male client tells the nurse that about half of his diet comes from eating meat and eggs. What instruction should the nurse provide?

A client with a hemothorax has a chest tube in the fourth intercostal space connected to suction at 20 cm H2O pressure. Four hours after insertion, which client outcome should the nurse consider to be within normal limits for this client?

The healthcare provider hands a newborn to the circulating nurse during a cesarean delivery. What action should the nurse implement first?

The nurse is caring for an older client with that is exhibiting signs of confusion. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

The practical nurse (PN) overhears a female client with Cushing's syndrome tell her family in a very loud and angry voice to leave her room and not to come back. The response by the PN is based on recognizing which common manifestation of the syndrome?

A client has a serum sodium level of 155 mEq/L (155 mmol/L). The nurse should encourage the client to make which selection from the lunch menu.

Reference Range

Sodium [Reference Range: Adult 136 to 145 mEq/L or 136 to 145 mmol/L]

A client who is receiving antineoplastic chemotherapy has lost 25% of total body weight and is having difficulty eating because of stomatitis. In planning care for this client, which diet should the nurse recommend?