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When planning nursing care for a client, objectives should be SMART. Specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic, and timely. Which example best describes an outcome that is measurable for a diabetic client?

The student nurse studying stomach disorders learns that the risk factors for acute gastritis include which of the following? (Select all that apply). 

In caring for a client with osteomyelitis, the priority nursing care is preventing and managing complications of what treatment?

The nurse is working with a client who will be taking 20 mg of prednisone daily for rheumatoid arthritis. Which precautions will the nurse give the client about taking this medication?

A client has been taking naproxen (Naprosyn), an NSAID, for several months for arthritis pain. Which assessment question is important for the nurse to ask?

The nurse is consulting with a client who has a hiatal hernia. Diet counseling should include which of the following:

The nurse has arrived for their shift in the post anesthesia care unit. The nurse receives report on a client who had a right below the knee amputation. The client is complaining of pain in the right big toe as throbbing and rates it a 10/10. Which of the following would the nurse do first? 

A 15-year-old patient arrives at the emergency department with a severed brachial artery following a traumatic injury sustained while jumping over a fence.  Which immediate nursing action is the priority in managing the patient’s bleeding?

The order is for Geopen 750 mg IM twice a day. On hand is Geopen 1 gm/2.3 mL after having been reconstituted with 10mL. How many mL will you administer?  If rounding is required, round to the 10th place.  Enter a numeric value only. 

Calculate the following:  Round to the nearest tenth.   A patient weighing 187 lbs. is ordered to receive Propofol at a rate of 10 mcg/kg/min. The medication is prepared as shown. How many milliliters per hour should the nurse infuse the Propofol?