A nurse provides instructions to a client after a liver biopsy. The nurse tells the client to:

The 20-year-old college student who has not been immunized against hepatitis B virus (HBV) comes to the clinic and reports he has had an exposure to hepatitis B. The nurse recommends that he can get immediate protection by acquiring:

The nurse urges the patient with diverticulitis to seek treatment because of increased risk for which major complication?

Zantac (ranitidine) is an example of which class of medications?

Upon admission history the patient reports having frequent frank red bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramping. Results of the colonoscopy resulted in friable, edematous sections of only the sigmoid colon. Which of the following conclusions by the nurse can be made based on the subjective and objective data?

Which of the following finding for the patient with congestive heart failure would the nurse report to the physician right away

An adult client with hepatic encephalopathy has a serum ammonia level of 120 mcg/dL, potassium of 5.0, glucose level of 150, and a sodium level of 132. They are receiving lactulose (Chronulac) syrup TID. The nurse determines that the medication is effective if which of the following occur?

The LPN/LVN administers metoprolol (Lopressor) to a client. What is a priority assessment the nurse should measure prior to giving the medication?

A nurse is evaluating the effect of dietary counseling on the client with cholecystitis. The nurse determines that the client understands the instructions given if the client states that which food item is acceptable to include in the diet?

Which of the following patients would be most appropriate to have restrictive devices placed?