Which of the following common chart forms provides instructions about the client’s choices for care should he/she be unable to make decisions later?  

A client was informed that residual urine is what is causing her frequent UTI’s. She asks the nurse what is residual urine. The nurse’s best response would be:  

Write in the correct meaning for the following abbreviations (please write answer in lower case letter): c/o

A nurse is preparing to write an order received from a provider. To prevent medication errors, which of the following entries is the correct way to write an order?  

The nurse is preparing to assess her client’s abdomen. Which form of assessment should she perform last?  

A nurse needs to determine whether a nasogastric tube is correctly placed. Which of the following would be the most accurate way to determine placement of the tube?  

You are assessing the breath sounds of your patient. You hear occasional popping sounds during auscultation. Which of the following would you describe this as:  

The nurse is performing her physical assessment, and she compresses and then releases the nail bed of her client’s fingers to assess the color. She is assessing:  

A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to receive a tube feeding per electric pump. Which of the following actions is most important for the nurse to perform before starting a tube feeding?  

The nurse obtains a temperature of 39.3 C on her client. The orders state to administer Tylenol 650mg prn temp> 101 F. Should the nurse administer the Tylenol with this temperature- yes or no?  ___________