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A nurse is educating a client after the healthcare provider has prescribed iron tablets.  Upon evaluation of teaching, which statement by the client requires further education?  

Which of the following is an example of an appropriately stated learning objective?

A client is receiving preoperative instructions for stapedectomy surgery on the right ear. The nurse explains a common expectation after surgery includes:

A patient had cataract surgery. What instructions would the nurse provide? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is teaching older adults at a senior center about changes to the ears that occur with aging. What instruction would the nurse NOT include? 

A nurse is performing an assessment of a primipara who is being evaluated in a clinic during her second trimester of pregnancy. Which of the following indicates an abnormal symptom necessitating further evaluation?

When assessing the fetal heart rate of a woman at 38 weeks gestation, the nurse records a rate of 100. Initially, the nurse should

The nurse is caring for a 6-year-old girl who had surgery 12 hours ago. The child tells the nurse that she does not have pain, but a few minutes later tells her parent that she does. Which of the following should be nurse consider when interpreting this?

Katie, 4 years old, is admitted to outpatient surgery for removal of a cyst on her foot. Her mother puts the hospital gown on her, but Katie is crying because she wants to leave on her underpants. What is the most appropriate nursing action? 

A nurse is preparing a client for surgery to repair a detached retina. Which of the following preoperative instructions should the nurse include?