The nurse is caring for a client who has ascites, and the health care provider prescribes spironalactone (Aldactone). The client asks why this drug is being used. Which is the best response by the nurse?

In early childhood, memory strategies begin to be more complex. At this age, organization- grouping things together – becomes common.

A nurse is performing an assessment on a client who is 24 hours post thyroidectomy. Which assessment by the nurse requires immediate action?

A nurse is participating in an ethics committee meeting about a client who has a history of alcohol use disorder and needs a liver transplant. Which of the following actions should the committee take first?

The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic pancreatitis. When observing the stool of the patient, which indication does the nurse have that fat absorption is impaired?

In a client admitted with actively bleeding esophageal varices the nurse recognizes that the preferred pharmacological treatment regimen for immediate control of variceal bleeding is which drug?

Which of the following statements would indicate to the nurse that a client newly prescribed levothyroxine requires further education?

A patient with suspected esophageal varices is scheduled for an upper endoscopy with moderate sedation. After the procedure is performed, how long will the nurse withhold food and fluids?

Which of the following interventions should the nurse question when treating a client suffering from a myxedema coma?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted for the treatment of advanced cirrhosis. What PRIORITY assessment should the nurse place first in this client’s plan of care?