A client is being discharged after abdominal surgery and colostomy...
A physician orders chest physiotherapy for a client with pulmonary...
A client with burns on his groin has developed blisters. As the client...
To assess effectiveness of incentive spirometry, a nurse can use a...
A physician has ordered penicillin G potassium (Pfizerpen), I.V., for...
A client with fever and urinary urgency must provide a urine specimen...
A nurse has been teaching a client how to use an incentive spirometer...
The selection of a nursing care delivery system (NCDS) is critical to...
A nurse is caring for a client with a fractured hip. The client is...
A client is receiving a bowel preparation of magnesium citrate the...
A client suddenly loses consciousness. What should the nurse do first?
A nurse has been teaching a client about a high-protein diet. The...
In a client who had major surgery 5 days ago, which assessment finding...
Which action must a nurse perform when cleaning the area around a...
Which member of the health care team is responsible for obtaining...
A staff nurse on a busy pediatric unit is an excellent role model for...
A client has left-sided paralysis. The nurse should document this...
Which statement concerning informed consent is true?
In which way does a nurse play a key role in error prevention?
A client has a soft wrist-safety device. Which assessment finding...
When changing the dressing on a pressure ulcer, a nurse notes necrotic...
As a nurse helps a client ambulate, the client says, "I had...
A scrub nurse in the operating room has which responsibility?
Which nursing intervention is appropriate for a client with an arm...
When following standard precautions, a nurse'sWhen following...
A client who recently immigrated to the United States from Korea is...
A client is admitted to the health care facility with active...
A nurse says she's forgotten her computer password and asks to use...
During assessment, a nurse measures a client's respiratory rate at...
Which concept refers to a professional nurse's role in client...
An employer establishes a physical exercise area in the workplace and...
A nurse is transferring a client from the bed to a chair. Which action...
When assessing a client's incision 1 day after surgery, the nurse...
A physician orders supplemental oxygen for a client with a respiratory...
A client with a history of heart disease is scheduled for cataract...
Performance improvement is an important component of continuous...
Which strategy can help make the nurse a more effective teacher?
Which action demonstrates a safe response plan in the event of fire?
When bandaging a client's ankle, the nurse should use which...
A nurse is giving nutritional counseling to the mother of a child with...
Which nursing theorist addressed self-care deficits in her nursing...
When leaving the room of a client in strict isolation, the nurse...
A nurse has custody of a client's daily Kardex and care plan so...
When placing an indwelling urinary catheter in a female client, the...
Which outcome criterion would be most appropriate for a client with a...
For the past few days, a client has been having calf pain and notices...
Which one do you like?
The American Nurses Association Code for Nurses includes:
A nurse is assigned to a client with a cardiac disorder. The nurse...
A nurse is evaluating a postoperative client for infection. Which sign...
Several day-shift nurses complain that the night-shift nurses...
A nurse must apply an elastic bandage to a client's ankle and...
In which circumstance may the nurse legally and ethically disclose...
A nurse-manager of an intensive care unit (ICU) can't be held...
A day-shift nurse gives a client an injection of pain medication. The...
From which direction should a nurse approach a client who is blind in...
Which group of clients is at increased risk for developing a wound...
When moving a client in bed, the nurse can ensure proper body...
During a teaching session, a nurse demonstrates to a client how to...
A nurse is performing a sterile dressing change. Which action...
During her morning assessment, a nurse notes that a client has severe...
A professional negligence action requires that a client's attorney...
Which laboratory test result is the most important indicator of...
A nurse caring for a client with a fecal impaction should watch for:
During a meal, a client with hepatitis B dislodges her I.V. line and...
A client has a wound with a drain. When cleaning around the drain, the...
A client, age 43, has no family history of breast cancer or other risk...
Standard precautions were designed for the care of all hospitalized...
A physician orders a bland, full-liquid diet for a client. The nurse...
A nurse is preparing a client for bronchoscopy. Which instruction...
A client has suffered an extensive brain injury and can't make his...
A newly hired charge nurse assesses the staff nurses as competent...
A nurse is assigned to care for a client with a tracheostomy tube. How...
Which guidelines define and regulate what the nurse may and may not do...
A nurse is helping a client move up in the bed. Which action maintains...
When providing oral hygiene for an unconscious client, the nurse must...
A client has a tumor of the posterior pituitary gland. The nurse...
Which action should a nurse take when making a surgical bed?
A client is admitted with multiple pressure ulcers. When developing...
While performing an assessment of a 75-year-old female in the...
A nurse-manager appropriately behaves as an autocrat in which...
The staff of an outpatient clinic has formed a task force to develop...
Nursing licensure and practice are regulated by:
A nurse is assisting with a subclavian vein central line insertion...
A client asks to be discharged from the health care facility against...
A community health nurse is working with disaster relief following a...
A client is admitted to the facility with a productive cough, night...
A nurse manages a unit that has four full-time vacant positions, and...
A client with toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus is confused and has...
A nurse is faxing client information to a nursing home. Which action...
When teaching a client with peripheral vascular disease about foot...
A nurse is planning care for a client with hyperthyroidism. Which...
A nurse-manager on an oncology unit has been informed that she must...
Although living will laws vary from state to state, these statutes...
The nurse is providing dietary teaching for an elderly client. The...
A nurse assists in writing a community plan for responding to a...
Following a tonsillectomy, a client returns to the medical-surgical...
While examining a client's leg, a nurse notes an open ulceration...
A child with rheumatic fever complains of painful joints. Which...
A nurse is caring for a client with emphysema. Which nursing...
Two days after a right total knee replacement, a client rates his...
Which task should a nurse choose to delegate to a nursing assistant?...
When providing discharge teaching to a client with a fractured toe,...
Four clients injured in an automobile accident enter the emergency...
To help minimize calcium loss from a hospitalized client's bones,...
Which action is contraindicated for a client who develops a...
A physician orders an intestinal tube to decompress a client's GI...
A nurse is caring for a client who underwent surgical repair of a...
A nurse is caring for a client with a hiatal hernia. The client...
A client's attorney may file a lawsuit within which time frame?
A nurse-manager has decided to delegate responsibility for the review...
A nurse-manager must include which items as part of the personnel...
Which intervention should a nurse try first when caring for a client...
A laissez-faire nurse-manager takes which action?
A nurse is developing a care plan for a client with injury to the...