A client with severe burns is admitted to the intensive care unit to stabilize and begin fluid resuscitation before transport to the burn center. The nurse will monitor the client closely for what signs of the onset of burn shock?

A nurse is educating a nursing student about the benefits of family presence during resuscitation. Which of the following will the nurse list as a benefit of having the family present during resuscitation?

A client hospitalized for chemotherapy has a hemoglobin of 6.2 g/dL and hematocrit of 28%. What medication will the nurse anticipate that the provider will order?

A client has been prescribed levetiracetam for a seizure disorder. The client has routine lab work done. What lab should be reported to the provider that indicates a reaction to levetiracetam?

A client is diagnosed with heart failure and has an ejection fraction (EF) of 20%. What interventions will the nurse anticipate for this client? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is providing care to a client that received fibrinolytic therapy for a ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI). Which statement from the client warrants immediate assessment and intervention by the critical care nurse?

A director of a med-surg unit asks employees for recommendations to save costs on the unit. The staff decides which cost saving measures will be implemented and monitors for effectiveness. What type of leadership style is being demonstrated by the director?

The nurse is caring for a client on telemetry. The client has a saw-toothed P wave and a ventricular rate of 70 on an electrocardiogram (ECG) strip. There is no PR interval and the QRS complex 0.06. How will the nurse correctly interpret this ECG strip?

Which action by the nurse is most important to prevent becoming exposed to the human immune deficiency virus (HIV)?

A client with ovarian cancer is being treated with vincristine. The nurse monitors the client, knowing that which manifestation indicates an adverse effect specific to this medication?