The nurse is caring for a client receiving hemodialysis three times weekly. The client  had surgery to form an arteriovenous fistula. What is most important for the nurse to be aware of when providing care for this client?  

You just graduated from college and now you train as part of a master’s swim team. Your teammate is in her first trimester of pregnancy, and the team is planning to go out for happy hour and sushi. Your pregnant teammate asks you what she can eat and drink safely when she is there with the team. How would you advise her? 

Describe a physiological change that may affect thirst perception of master’s athletes.

The physician orders Tagamet 600 mg PO bid. The medication available is 300 mg /5 mL. How many tsp will you give? round to the nearest whole number [BLANK-1] tsp

When a nurse is analyzing cues, the nurse will identify patterns and cluster data.  

A client states, “I am so exhausted, the IV pole was beeping and kept me awake all night.” In a SOAP note, the nurse would document this information with which of the following?

A newly licensed nurse is at a basic level of critical thinking.  What does this mean?

A nurse is talking to a newly licensed nurse about nursing interventions that require a provider’s prescription and nursing interventions that are nurse-initiated.  Which of the following interventions is provider-initiated?

A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the medical/surgical unit within the past hour. The nurse collects the client’s history and completes an admission assessment. Place the following steps in the correct order when forming a nursing diagnosis with the data collected on admission.

A nurse is developing a SMART goal for a client for a client with a weight bearing restriction to right leg.  Which of the following is an example of a SMART goal?