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A nurse is reviewing orders written by the HCP for the client post-chemotherapy treatment. Orders include ondansetron 4 mg IV push PRN for nausea and vomiting. The nurse should clarify which part of the order with the provider?

The nurse is caring for a client with a history of urinary retention that reports pain in the suprapubic area of 7/10.   The nurse’s assessment reveals that the abdomen is distended, the client has not voided in 4 hours, and a bladder scan of 300 mL. What is the next intervention?

The nurse is placing an indwelling catheter for a client with a history of urinary retention.  Which principle of care is the  priority for this client? 

A client has been suffering with metastatic colon cancer. A bowel resection is scheduled for this client for palliative reasons.  Which statement by the nurse best explains the purpose of the surgery?

While assessing a client’s response to their medication treatment plan; the nurse knows that the therapeutic response to isoniazid, rifampin and pyrazinamide would be which of the following?

An older adult client who is postmenopausal states, ” I think I have another urinary tract infection (UTI)” . What major risk factors do female clients in this age group have that specifically contribute to frequent urinary tract infections?    

A 25-year old client who was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer is scheduled to begin chemotherapy.  In client teaching, the nurse’s priority information should include which of the following about sexual function?

The nurse is reviewing the medical record before administering iron sucrose to a client for the first time.  Which nursing intervention is a priority in regards to an adverse effect of administering iron sucrose?

A client with Sickle Cell Anemia has been admitted to the emergency department with a diagnosis of Sickle Cell Crisis.  What is the priority assessment?

A 20-year-old states “I don’t know where this swelling here in my chest came from.”  The nurse palpates an enlarged lymph node on the right side of the sternum . What is the nurse suspicious of?