A nurse teaches a client who is recovering from a spinal fusion. Which statement should the nurse include in this client’s postoperative instructions?

An older client has returned to the surgical unit after a total hip replacement. The client is confused and restless. What intervention by the nurse is most important to prevent injury?

A 19-year-old college student seeks information from the school’s nurse about how to avoid sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) without abstinence as a choice. Which statement by the nurse is best?

A nurse teaches a client who is recovering from a nephrectomy secondary to kidney trauma. Which statement should the nurse include in this client’s teaching?

How long after exposure does the incubation period for gonorrhea last?

A nurse plans care for an older adult client. Which interventions should the nurse include in this client’s plan of care to promote kidney health? (Select all that apply.)

Which patient is exhibiting manifestations consistent with the primary stage of syphilis?

A client in the intensive care unit is scheduled for a lumbar puncture (LP) today. On assessment, the nurse finds the client breathing irregularly with one pupil fixed and dilated. What action by the nurse is best?

A nurse in the family clinic is teaching a client newly diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) about drugs used to treat the disease. For which medication does the nurse plan primary teaching?

The nurse will plan to teach a 27-yr-old woman who smokes two packs of cigarettes daily about the increased risk for