Which type of anesthesia will the patient receive during surgery on the cervical spine?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has perineal skin breakdown after sitting in wet underclothes for many hours. Which term will be used to document the patient’s condition in the medical record?

The nurse is directed to take an unsafe patient assignment. What is the most appropriate first action of the nurse?

Which patient does the nurse identify that would benefit from a nasogastric tube to low intermittent suction?

Which is the most appropriate outcome for the postoperative patient with the nursing diagnosis ineffective breathing pattern related to side effects of pain medication?

Which medication order will provide the most immediate relief of the patient’s acute pain?

Which assessment charting indicates that the wound is healing by primary intention?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a sodium level of 156 mEq/L due to diabetes insipidus. Which is the highest priority nursing diagnosis for this patient?

Which nursing diagnosis is the highest priority for a patient who just received local anesthesia to the back of the throat for a diagnostic procedure?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has been vomiting. The patient’s sodium level is 124 mEq/L. Which laboratory result will the nurse also expect to see in the patient’s chart?