Identify the appropriate pain scale for use with the following clients.

A competent client is scheduled for a colonoscopy. The nurse realizes immediately after administering medications to induce conscious sedation that the client has not signed the informed consent. What should the nurse do next?

Which of the following hypnotics is least likely to cause adverse reactions in the elderly?

Which example of documentation would be most appropriate and supports the nurse’s objective assessment data? 

When explaining the abnormal but often expected, clouding or opacity of the lens of the eye that occurs with aging, what is the most appropriate statement made by the nurse?

The teaching and learning process begin with the assessment of which of the following?

What is the most frequent reason for revocation or suspension of a nurse’s license?

Which statement made by the client reflects an understanding of the effective use of purse lip breathing? 

An adult client is on a clear liquid diet.  What is the most appropriate food item the nurse would offer to the client with this diet order? 

A nurse auscultates the thorax and lungs and hears coarse, low-pitched, continuous sounds on expiration left lobe. When the client coughs, the abnormal sound clears and is no longer heard on auscultation.  What is the most appropriate documentation to describe this assessment finding?