A patient who experienced a myocardial infarction was transferred from critical care to a step-down unit. The patient then used the call bell every 15 minutes for minor requests and complaints. Staff nurses reported feeling inadequate and unable to satisfy the patient’s needs. When the nurse manager intervenes directly with this patient, which comment is most therapeutic?

While ambulating a patient with metastatic lung cancer, the nurse observes a drop in oxygen saturation from 96% to 87%. Based on this finding, which nursing intervention is most appropriate?

When reviewing the rhythm strip for a healthy 86-year-old patient who is having an annual physical examination, which of the following will be of most concern to the nurse?

As a nurse you must have sufficient knowledge about functional ability as a concept in order to care for your patients. You realize this is important due to the following statements? (Select all that apply)

A 51-year-old female patient with Down syndrome who wears corrective lenses tells her physician she is scared because things are “fuzzy” when she closes her left eye, and she keeps forgetting things. The physician will assess for:

When designing a plan of care for the geriatric patient, fluid and electrolyte balance considerations the nurse should consider when caring for this population include (Select All That Apply)

The nurse has just given an IV push medication. After flushing the patient’s saline lock, the nurse notices the patient’s face is flushed, and the patient is stating they have a headache. The nurse recognizes these as symptoms of:

Which psychiatric disorder would a nurse expect to see diagnosed in a clients later life?

The hospital educator has just finished explaining the hospital’s policy of just culture to a new hire nurse. The educator recognizes the nurse needs further instruction about just culture when the nurse says, 

A patient who has a chronic foot wound tells the nurse that they use herbal therapies to boost immune function rather than taking antibiotics. Which action should the nurse take first?