Upon admission history the patient reports having frequent frank red bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramping. Results of the colonoscopy resulted in friable, edematous sections of only the sigmoid colon. Which of the following conclusions by the nurse can be made based on the subjective and objective data?

Which of the following finding for the patient with congestive heart failure would the nurse report to the physician right away

An adult client with hepatic encephalopathy has a serum ammonia level of 120 mcg/dL, potassium of 5.0, glucose level of 150, and a sodium level of 132. They are receiving lactulose (Chronulac) syrup TID. The nurse determines that the medication is effective if which of the following occur?

The LPN/LVN administers metoprolol (Lopressor) to a client. What is a priority assessment the nurse should measure prior to giving the medication?

A nurse is evaluating the effect of dietary counseling on the client with cholecystitis. The nurse determines that the client understands the instructions given if the client states that which food item is acceptable to include in the diet?

Which of the following patients would be most appropriate to have restrictive devices placed?

Parents of a toddler have questions on the DTaP vaccine and what it is providing protection against. Which of the following communicable disease is this vaccine used for?

Using the Parkland formula, the fluid needed for a person weighing 140 lbs with a 25% TBSA burn would be ______mL.

The skin assessment of those infected with scabies would reveal

The nurse can be assured that parents understand how long a child who has chickenpox is contagious when they state, “My child: