The nurse receives a client from the post anesthesia care unit following a left femoral-popliteal bypass graft procedure. Which of the following
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There's a new medication order that reads: "administer 1 gtt ciprofloxacin
solution OD Q 4 h" What action should the nurse take?
Which individual is at greatest risk for the development of hypertension?
A woman, who delivered five days ago and who had been diagnosed with pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), calls a hospital triage nurse hotline to ask for advice. She states, "I have had the worst headache for the past two days. It pounds and by the middle of the afternoon everything I look at looks wavy.
Nothing I have taken helps." What should the nurse do next?
A client expresses anger when a call light is not answered within five minutes. The client demanded a blanket. How should the nurse respond?
The client is admitted to an ambulatory surgery center and undergoes a right inguinal orchiectomy. Which option is the priority before the client can be discharged to home
A nurse is teaching a group of adults about modifiable cardiac risk factors. Which of the following should the nurse focus on first?
The clinic nurse is assisting with medical billing. The nurse uses the DRG (Diagnosis Related Group) manual for which purpose?
A nurse is planning care for a 2 year-old hospitalized child. Which issue will produce the most stress at this age?
The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for several clients. Which of the laboratory result indicates a client with partly compensated metabolic acidosis?
A client with a diagnosis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has died. Which type of precautions is appropriate to use when performing postmortem care?
A client has a chest tube inserted immediately after surgery for a left lower lobectomy. During the repositioning of the client during the first postop check, the nurse notices 75 mL of a dark, red fluid flowing into the collection chamber of the chest drain system. What is the appropriate nursing action? [Show Less]