While conducting an admission assessment of a female client with bipolar disorder, the client suddenly starts to undress and throw her clothes around the room.
What should be the nurse’s initial action?

A male adult is admitted due to an overdose of acetaminophen.

After being transferred to the mental health unit, the patient is informed that he has liver damage.

What is the most crucial information for the nurse to include in the patient’s discharge plan?

The nurse uses the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI) and determines that the daughter is experiencing significant stress due to taking on her mother’s care.

The nurse plans to discuss ways to reduce caregiver stress with the daughter.

Select three statements that the nurse should include in the discussion.

The nurse is preparing a client with breast cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing. Which pathophysiological process should the nurse use to support client teaching?

The nurse is developing the plan of care for a client diagnosed with Cushing’s syndrome and identifies that the client’s risk factors include poor wound healing, decreased bone density, and increased capillary fragility.
Which outcome statement should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A primary caregiver of an older adult client calls the nurse at the outpatient clinic due to a sudden onset of changes in the client’s behavior.

The caregiver reports to the nurse that the client normally is oriented and able to answer Questions but now is confused.

What action(s) should the nurse take? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client with a history of coronary artery disease who reports waking up with a sudden onset of vise-like chest pressure.

The client reports that the pain decreases at rest but continues to feel a constant mid-chest pressure. What intervention should the nurse perform in the immediate management of the client?

What intervention should the nurse perform in the immediate management of the client?

What is the most crucial nursing intervention to include in the care plan for a patient who is 12 hours post- thyroidectomy?

A client with influenza requires assistance in transferring to the bedside commode.
The nurse observes the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) donning gloves and a gown to assist the client. What action should the nurse take?

An adult client is admitted to the psychiatric unit due to a daily, intricate handwashing ritual that lasts two hours or more.

The client is concerned about maintaining cleanliness and refuses to sit on any chairs in the day area.

This client’s handwashing is indicative of what type of clinical behavior?

A 10-year-old child with pneumonia is receiving oxygen at 5 L/minute via a nasal cannula.
When planning care for this child, what principle of oxygen administration should the nurse keep in mind?