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A patient with a Foley catheter inserted 3 days ago needs a urine sample for culture and sensitivity. What is the appropriate action for the nurse to take?

Where do you collect the urine specimen from on a patient with an indwelling catheter on day two?

The nurse understands the best way to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in long term indwelling catheters is to do what?

The nurse is trying to decide which of the following to delegate to the certified nursing assistant.  Which of the following could be safely delegated?

Auscultation of an adult’s apical pulse is performed at the:

Nurses need to implement appropriate body mechanics in order to prevent injury to themselves and their clients. Which principle of body mechanics should the nurse incorporate into client care?

On entering the client’s room, the nurse sees a fire burning in the trash can next to the bed. The nurse removes the client and calls in the fire. The next action of the nurse is to:

Describe the components of the eye assessment:P – ______________________E – ______________________R – ______________________R – ______________________L – ______________________A – ______________________

You have collected the following information on a patient: palpated BP—180; auscultated BP—170/100; apical pulse—60; radial pulse—70. What is the patient’s pulse pressure?