The nurse assesses a 95-year-old client who has an abnormality of the spine causing excessive curvature of the upper back, also known as hunchback. The client complains of pain and stiffness. The nurse knows that this deformity of the spinal column is known as

An older client is admitted with complaints of nocturia. What question would the nurse ask the client to validate the client’s complaint? 

The client has an order for Amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day. The child weighs 22 lb. How many milligrams will the nurse administer per day? (Enter the number only in the blank. Round to the whole number) [BLANK-1]

The nurse is performing an assessment. What position would be best for assessing the posterior thorax?

Nursing students are learning about age related changes in the older adult. The faculty knows the students need no further teaching when they verbalize what age-related changes occur in all older adults?

When completing the head and neck assessment, what finding should the RN anticipate on examination of a client with suspected Bell’s palsy?

The nurse is preparing to discharge an elderly client home after having surgery to set a broken leg. During the conversation with the client the nurse discovers that the client lives alone and the only family lives 4 hours away. What is the priority concern before sending this client home?

A nurse is teaching a group of adults at a health care clinic about heart disease. Which ethnic group has the highest number of premature deaths due to heart disease?

A client has been admitted to the med/surg floor. Upon assessment the nurse identifies a respiratory rate of 15 breaths per minute. The nurse would document this as what type of respirations?

The nurse is teaching a client about the risk of colon cancer. Which of the following health-history components should the nurse prioritize?