A nurse is providing postoperative teaching to a client who is scheduled for cataract surgery. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is administering morphine 2 mg IV every 2 to 4 hr to a client who has an abdominal incision. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?

The nurse reviews the medication orders for an older patient with arthritis in both hips who reports level 3 (0 to 10 scale) hip pain while ambulating. Which medication should the nurse offer as initial therapy?

A nurse is teaching a client about how to use a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for an unconscious client who has a loss of the corneal reflex. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nurse working in the clinic receives telephone calls from several patients who want appointments as soon as possible. Which patient should be seen first?

A nurse is reviewing the medication administration records of four clients who have a prescription for morphine PRN. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to this medication?

Which action will the nurse take when performing ear irrigation for a patient with cerumen impaction?

A nurse assesses a postoperative patient 2 days after chest surgery. What findings indicate that the patient requires better pain management? (Select all that apply)

A patient with a deep partial thickness burn has been receiving hydromorphone through patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) for 1 week. The nurse caring for the patient during the previous shift reports that the patient wakes up frequently during the night reporting pain. What action by the nurse is appropriate?

A nurse at an outpatient surgery center is providing discharge teaching to a client and his spouse following surgical removal of a cataract. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who has full-thickness burns over 75% of his body. The nurse should use which of the following methods to monitor the cardiovascular system?

A nurse is completing discharge teaching to a client about nutrition therapy for wound healing following major surgery. Which of the following vitamins that promote wound healing should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has a 30% burn injury to her lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform first?

A nurse notices a stringy clear discharge from the patient's eyes. The patient complains of redness as well and teary in the morning. What is the best appropriate intervention for the patient?

A patient with terminal cancer-related pain and a history of opioid abuse reports breakthrough pain 2 hours before the next dose of sustained-release morphine sulfate (MS Contin) is due. Which action should the nurse take first?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a female client who has neuropathy and a new prescription for gabapentin. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is educating a client in a surgical unit. Exhibits Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is most likely experiencing, 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.

A nurse at an ophthalmology clinic is providing teaching to a client who has open-angle glaucoma and a new treatment regimen of timolol and pilocarpine eye drops. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?

A nurse is preparing to administer desipramine 150 mg PO daily to a client to treat diabetic neuropathy. The amount available is desipramine 100 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is caring for a client is receiving hydromorphone HCL via PCA pump and reports continuous pain of 5 on a scale from 0 to 10. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

What is the primary function of the lockout mechanism on a PCA pump?

A patient with glaucoma who has been using timolol (Timoptic) drops for several days tells the nurse that the eyedrops cause eye burning and visual blurriness after administration. The best response to the patient's statement is

A patient who has had good control for chronic pain using a fentanyl (Duragesic) patch reports rapid onset pain at a level 9 (0 to 10 scale) and requests "something for pain that will work quickly." How will the nurse document the type of pain reported by this patient?