An older adult client with a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is admitted with progressive shortness of breath and a persistent cough. The client is anxious and reports a dry mouth. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

An older adult client who experienced a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) has difficulty with visual perception and eats only half of the food on the meal tray. The client's family expresses concern about the client's nutritional status. How should the nurse respond to the family's concern?

Exhibits The nurse has provided discharge teaching to the client to manage his chest pain at home. Which 2 statements from the client should the nurse recognize as a need for further education?

A client with a history of asthma reports having episodes of bronchoconstriction and increased mucus production while exercising. Which action should the nurse implement?

While performing a neurovascular assessment distal to a client's fracture site, the nurse determines that the client's pulse is present, regular, and full force. Which nursing action should be taken next?

A client arrives to the emergency department (ED) following a motor vehicle collision. The nurse observes the client experiencing increasing dyspnea and notes absent breath sounds on the left side. Which procedure should the nurse prepare the client for?

The nurse observes that a client with Parkinson's disease (PD) has a mask like face. Which follow up assessment is most important for the nurse to implement?

An older adult client with long term type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is seen in the clinic for a routine health assessment. Which assessment(s) would the nurse complete to determine if a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is experiencing long term complications? Select all that apply

A male client who had abdominal surgery 5 days ago, and hospitalized because of a surgical wound infection, tells the nurse that he feels like his insides just spilled out when he coughed. Which action should the nurse take first?

The nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who reports blurred vision and who is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Which outcome should the nurse include in the plan of care for this client? Reference Range: Glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) [Good diabetic control: less than 7%

Which group of foods is best for the nurse to recommend for clients with a strong family history of colon and rectal cancers?

A client with gouty arthritis reports tenderness and swelling of the right ankle and great toe. The nurse observes the area of inflammation extends above the ankle area. The client receives prescriptions for colchicine and indomethacin. Which instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching?

Two hours before a client's scheduled surgery, the nurse is completing the preoperative checklist. Which information requires Immediate action by the nurse? Reference Range: Potassium [3.5 to 5 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mmol/L)]

A client is to receive progesterone 10 mg IM daily. The medication is labeled "Progesterone 50 mg/mL." How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The nurse is administering the second unit of whole blood to an older adult client who was admitted yesterday with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Which parameters should the nurse monitor that indicate fluid overload?

Exhibits Highlight the assessment findings that require follow-up by the nurse. The client is postoperative below-the-knee amputation right leg day 3. He is sitting up with his left leg and right leg residual limb hanging off the bed. There is client-controlled analgesia (PCA) of morphine on demand in the left hand area; there is no redness at the site with 0.9% sodium chloride infusing at 50 mL an hour. General: Alert, oriented to person, place, and time. Eyes Pupils round, reactive to light and accommodation (PERRLA). Lungs: Lungs clear all lobes. Heart Telemetry monitor displaying sinus rhythm (SR). Abdomen: Abdomen soft, bowel sounds in all 4 quadrants. Denies pain with urination and describes urine as light yellow. Right leg: Right leg incision is open to air skin to the area is cool to touch and edema noted along the incision. Sutures intact, no redness noted, popliteal pulses strong bilaterally and wound drain with approximately 100 ml of drainage present on right leg. Reports pain is a 2 on a 0 to 10 scale, right residual limb area. Left leg 2+ pedal pulse loss of hair on the lower leg, skin is dry, scaly, cool to touch, thickened toe nails noted, and capillary refill is greater than 4 seconds

Exhibits Select the 3 assessment findings that indicate ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion for this client.

Exhibits Select the Word Choices to complete the sentence. The client is at risk for dropdown and dropdown

Exhibits For each action, click to indicate whether the actions are indicated or contraindicated for postoperative amputation. Each column must have at least one response option selected.

Exhibits Which item(s) should the nurse teach the client? Select all that apply.