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The nurse needs to communicate information about a client’s status to a physician. Which approach demonstrates effective communication by the nurse?

A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a patient when the patient states, “I hope you brought my anti-anxiety medication. My primary care provider recently increased my dosage because the previous dosage was no longer controlling my anxiety levels the way it used to.” The nurse understands that this patient is most likely experiencing:

The nurse is assessing a client with peripheral arterial disease who is complaining of lower leg pain bilaterally. After assessing the patient’s legs, which of the following would be the most appropriate intervention to alleviate the patient’s bilateral leg pain.

The nurse is documenting patient care on flow sheets that only identify abnormal assessment findings. Which type of documentation system is the nurse using?

A nurse is preparing to administer an IM injection to a patient. The medication dose requires that 2mL of fluid be injected. Which of the following sites could the nurse use for this injection? Select all that apply. 

The nurse is caring for a 22 week-old male patient. What is the best tool the nurse should use for evaluating pain in this infant?

During a home visit, an older male patient tells the nurse that his wife died 3 years ago and that he has kept his wife’s craft room exactly the same as before she passed. The nurse recognizes the male patient’s actions as indicating which type of grief?

The nurse needs to obtain a sputum specimen from a patient. What should the nurse instruct the patient do?

A nurse is preparing to administer gentamicin to a client who weighs 260lbs. The ordered dose is 4.2mg/kg IV every 6 hours. How many mg should the nurse plan to administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Children who grow up in families that have a higher level of political participation will typically develop a similar level of political interest and participation.