Giving food vouchers to your client for successfully passing drug screens:

Deep breathing:

All of the following are true of an urge except

The nurse is performing morning care for a client who sustained a fractured pelvis and bilateral femur fractures in a motorcycle collision. Assessment reveals audible wheezes and oxygen saturation of 76%. What action should the nurse take first?

The nurse is caring for a client who has received multiple serious injuries in a motor vehicle accident. The client asks the nurse why ranitidine is prescribed because she does not have any abdominal pain. Which is the nurse’s best response?

A client with osteoporosis, kidney disease, and diabetes mellitus asks the nurse why she cannot take pantoprazole for her GERD. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse is teaching a client who uses smokeless tobacco. The teaching has been effective if the client identifies which sign as suggestive of oral cancer?

The nurse reads a client’s chart and sees that the health care provider assessed mucosal leukoplakia. What should the nurse expect to find on their assessment of the oral cavity?

A client who has undergone Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is ready for discharge home. Which statement made by the client indicates understanding of the disease?

What is the nurse’s best response to a client using antacids daily for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)?