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A nurse who is male approaches a female client and her husband to assess the client’s blood pressure. The husband moves his wife’s top sheet up under her chin and raises a hand like a stop sign. What should the nurse do?

Information included in the primary health-care providers health history: Client is a 96 year old woman who has a colostomy following surgery 2 years ago for cancer of the ascending colon. Recently, client has had numerous episodes of urinary incontinence for which no cause has been identified. Client’s cardiopulmonary status is stable, but she is weak and debilitated. Client’s statements during the admission interview: I married young, had eight children, and took care of everyone in my family. That was a woman’s job back then. I’m really OK. My mind is harp as a tack. I just need help with my colostomy, and I occasionally make mistakes with my urine. Daughter’s statements during the admission interview: My husband and I have been taking care of my mom for years now. I have sever brothers, but they will not help us. Not only does my mom have a colostomy that continuously drains, but now she can no longer control her urine. We feel bad that we are putting her in a nursing home, but we are so overwhelmed. Question: A 96-year-old woman who is accompanied by a grown daughter is being admitted to a nursing home. The nurse reviewing the client’s health history provided by her primary health-care provider and interviews both the client and her daughter. later, when she is being prepared for bed, the client says, “All my life I took care of my children, my parents, and my in-laws, and now I am discarded in a nursing home.” The nurse’s best response should be:

The role of a nurse during the postmortem period in a supporting a surrogate and family members who are considering organ donation consists of which of the following? Select all that apply.

The nurse is teaching a client how to conduct kegel exercises. Which of the following would be evidence that the client understands how to perform this exercise?

A nurse is caring for a client who has stage IV ovarian cancer. The clients states, “It is so unfair of God. I lived a moral life and this is my reward!” Which one of the seven manifestations of spiritual distress is the client experiencing?

Which of the following are stages in Erikson’s stages of Psychosocial development? Select all that apply.

A client was just diagnosed as having osteoporosis and the nurse is teaching the client about this disease process.  Which  statements would the nurse include in the teaching plan regarding osteoporosis?  Select all that apply.

What mode of value transmission is most likely to lead to confusion and conflict?

Which food item will provide the highest protein value?

What action does the nurse perform when practicing safe techniques while using a portable oxygen cylinder?