A 5-year-old child is admitted with a wound infection. The nurse prepares to change the dressing. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

You have just admittted a patient with COPD Exacerbation. Which of the following oxygen devices should the nurse anticipate using?

A nurse is caring for preschooler during a well child visit.  Which technique should the nurse use when assessing a preschooler in order to ensure child comfort and effective nursing care?

The nurse is caring for a postoperative client with a nasogastric tube set to low wall suction.  Which intervention should the nurse implement first based on blood gas results?   Lab values Clients Lab values Normal Lab Values   PH   CO2   HCO3-   PaO2   7.50   46   30   88   7.35-7.45   35-45   22-26   80-100  

The nurse is administering medications to the patients on a surgical unit. Which medication should the nurse administer first?

A client experiencing GI cramping and EKG changes could be assessed for an imbalance of which electrolyte?

The nurse is educating an adult patient with type 2 diabetes about how foods rich in carbohydrate raise blood glucose levels.  Which foods are considered to be in the carbohydrate group?

You are the nurse caring for the four patients listed below. Review the information about these patients and use the drop-down menus to correctly complete the sentence below.  Patient 1: 63-year-old male with a cast on his left leg who reports feeling a “hot spot” under his cast. Patient 2: 32-year-old female in Buck’s traction and reports pain of 8/10. Patient 3: 58-year-old male with a left femur fracture, now reporting severe unrelieved pain along with pressure and paresthesia to the left lower extremity. Patient 4: 73-year-old female with a left knee arthroplasty that has not voided in 3 hours and is now requesting assistance to the bedside commode.   The patient that you need to see most urgently is and this patient is most likely experiencing complications related to .

A nurse is assessing a newborn. Which of the following should the nurse understand is a clinical manifestation of pyloric stenosis?

A 28-year-old male patient is diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. Which of the following is the priority nursing intervention for this patient?