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A client with a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order requires a narcotic for excruciating pain. After the client requested pain medication, the nurse assessed a respiratory rate of 12 breaths per minute. The nurse’s decision should be to

The nurse preceptor is conducting a class for Graduate Nurses regarding older adults. Which information about older adults should the nurse include? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

The nurse is caring for a client with a medical diagnosis of hypernatremia. The following orders are written in the client’s electronic health record. Which one should the nurse question?

Identify the intramuscular injection site being used by the nurse. 

The nurse is caring for a client with acute pain. What is the rationale for the nursing intervention “explain non-pharmacological pain relief methods”?

The nurse checks the client’s history and knows acetaminophen (Tylenol) is contraindicated with a history of

The nurse is performing discharge instructions for a client being sent home on furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg by mouth daily.  Which statement by the nurse is correct?

A client with bone pain caused by metastatic cancer asks the nurse about the benefit of a transdermal fentanyl (Duragesic) patch. The nurse bases the response on the fact that this medication

The nurse is developing a plan of care for an older adult with chronic heart disease. Which of the following factors must be considered?

The nurse in a long-term care facility asks the resident what shirt they would like to wear. According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, what level of need is the nurse addressing?