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If a female client tells the nurse of extensive plans, she has to harm the girlfriend of her ex-husband, what is the nurse’s best action?

A nurse is assisting a client who is working on the technique of systematic desensitization. Which statement made by the nurse best uses the principle of technique?

The nurse asks the client, “What is similar about a cow and a horse?” and “What do a bus and an airplane have in common?” These questions would best assess which area?

A patient is admitted after a thyroidectomy. The patient reports tingling around the mouth and fingers as well as muscle spasms. Which lab value most likely corresponds to this patient?

The nurse is caring for a client with borderline personality disorder that has been admitted several times with suicide attempts. Which type of cognitive behavioral therapy will be best for the nurse to educate the client about?

Which situation is the best indication for using an electronic infusion pump over a gravity infusion? 

Which patient is the best candidate for an implanted venous access port?

A patient is receiving a vesicant medication through peripheral IV. Which nursing assessment finding requires immediate intervention?

A 55-year-old patient with hypernatremia is confused and complaining of extreme thirst. The provider orders 0.45% sodium chloride. The nurse knows that hypotonic solutions are used to:

A nurse is reviewing a patient’s arterial blood gas results and recalls that oxygen moves from the arterial blood into the surrounding tissues. Which physiological process is responsible for this movement of oxygen?