The nurse is caring for a client admitted with osteomyelitis. The client has been receiving IV antibiotics every 6 hours for the past week. When the nurse delivers the client’s breakfast, the client states they do not want to eat today. What should the nurse do next?

The nurse is talking to a client who states their colostomy pouch frequently comes loose and falls off. Which intervention(s) are appropriate for the nurse to suggest? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

The client’s condition declines, and it is necessary to administer total parental nutrition. The client has questions regarding the need for the insertion of a central venous catheter. The client would like the nurse to use the peripheral IV line. The nurse should educate the client about the risk for what complication if TPN is administered into a peripheral line? 

The nurse suspects “compartment syndrome” of the client’s casted right leg. What assessment finding(s) of the right leg would confirm this concern?  SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

A female client diagnosed with osteoporosis ask the nurse what type of exercises are best to perform every day. Which response is MOST appropriate for the nurse to give?

A client arrives at the ED reporting they have been experiencing frequent periods of vomiting for the past three days. The client tells the nurse that they have not been able to eat and are taking sips of sport drink. What laboratory findings would the nurse expect for this client? 

The following lab results are received for a client receiving parental nutrition: Based on the lab results received, which result would the nurse be concerned with?

The nurse has entered the room of a client with advanced cirrhosis who is lying on the floor. The client states they fell transferring to the commode. There is no change to the client’s vital signs. No apparent injuries were present during the initial assessment. What understanding of advance cirrhosis would cause the nurse to call the HCP?

The nurse is caring for a client with osteomyelitis. The nurse is providing education to help the client reduce the risk for pathological fractures. What should the nurse teach the client?

The nurse is caring for a client post-operatively an appendectomy. The nurse has assessed the blood pressure and oxygenation level, what other intervention(s) will the nurse also implement while caring for this client? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.