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A resident of a long-term care facility refuses to eat until the client has had hair combed and makeup applied. In this case, what client need should have priority?

A registered nurse (RN) is providing instructions to an assistive personnel (AP) assigned to give a bed bath to a client who is on contact precautions. The RN instructs the AP to use which protective item when giving the bed bath?

While inserting a urinary catheter into a female client, the client becomes startled and slams her knees together. After she reopens her legs, the catheter appears to be inserted, but no urine is flowing. What is the most appropriate nursing action to complete next?

A nurse is caring for a patient with pneumonia who is restless, tachypneic, and has oxygen saturation of 84% on room air. The nursing diagnosis is Impaired Gas Exchange. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which level of need takes priority when planning interventions? 

A health care facility determined that a nurse employed on a medical unit was documenting care that was not being given and subsequently reported the action to the State Board of Nursing. How might this affect the nurse’s license to practice nursing?

A 72-year-old adult patient with decreased muscle mass and a history of multiple intramuscular injections requires a vaccine. The nurse must select the safest and most effective site for the injection. Which site is most appropriate?

A nurse is formulating a nursing diagnosis for a client with a respiratory disease. Which nursing diagnosis would be correct?

A nurse is involved with an unfamiliar situtation and is unsure if it falls within the scope of nursing practice. Which organization would provide the most authoritative guidance regarding nursing standards of practice?

Rachel was just hired by Cool Corporation, and received her employment offer letter via email.  Rachel is being offered a competitive annual salary and an equally competitive employee benefits package (inclusive of health, dental, vision, income protection, and employer-sponsored retirement plan).  If Rachel’s total annual compensation is $100,000 per year – what is the approximate value of her annual salary offered by Cool Corporation? 

A client is admitted with symptoms of psychosis. The nurse hurries to the client’s room on hearing the client calling for help. The nurse finds the client lying on the ground. The nurse assists the client back to the bed and performs a thorough assessment. The nurse informs the physician and completes the incident report. Which action best demonstrates professional behavior according to the American Nurses Association (ANA) and National League of Nursing (NLN) standards?