The nurse in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit is caring for a client after surgery with general anesthesia.  The client states difficulty breathing.  The nurse notes that the client is awake and alert but is unable to move their extremities and has very shallow respirations.  The oxygen saturation is 85%.  Which medication should the nurse administer?

The nurse educates a client about antiretroviral (ART) therapy for HIV.  Which medication classifications would the nurse include in this teaching?  Select all that apply.

The nurse assesses a client’s risk for latex allergy.  Which food allergy is also linked to a latex allergy?

The nurse educates a client about the asymptomatic phase of HIV.  Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?

A client regaining consciousness after general anesthesia in the Postanesthesia Care Unit becomes restless and agitated.  The client’s oxygen saturation is 88%.  Knowing what the most common cause of hypoxemia after anesthesia is, how will the nurse intervene?

List ONLY the information that is REQUIRED to be verified in a universal protocol’s surgical “time out” (i.e. in the operating room).  

The nurse provides discharge teaching to a client who just received treatment for a first time anaphylactic reaction to a bee sting.  Which statement would be appropriate for the nurse to include with this teaching?

The nurse cares for a client who has unprotected sex with an individual positive for HIV.  Following a negative rapid HIV screening test, which symptoms will the nurse teach the client to report that my indicate that the client has developed an acute HIV infection?

The nurse teaches a client about the metabolic disorders seen with long-term use of antiretroviral (ART) medications.  Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

The nurse cares for a client newly diagnosed with HIV.  The client refuses to start antiretroviral therapy at this time.  Which is an appropriate action by the nurse at this time?