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As the nurse admits a client in end-stage renal disease to the hospital, the client tells the nurse, “If my heart or breathing stop, I do not want to be resuscitated.” Which action should the nurse take first?

The nurse is developing a plan of care for a client whose scheduled surgery will last approximately 3 hours. Which of the following intraoperative nursing interventions should the nurse prioritize?

The day after a having a right below-the-knee amputation, a client complains of pain in the missing right foot. Which action is most important for the nurse to take first?

The nurse completes a physical assessment on a client that is receiving hospice care. The family asks what physical manifestations indicate end-of-life? Which assessment findings would you include in your teaching to the family? Select all that apply. 

Which actions will the nurse include in the surgical time-out procedure before anesthesia? Select all that apply.

The nurse suggests that a client recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) plan to start each day with which of the following?

The nurse is assessing a new adult client. What characteristic of this client’s status should the nurse identify as increasing the client’s risk for glaucoma?

The nurse provides discharge instructions to a client after being admitted with migraine headaches. The client should be taught to notify the healthcare provider is which of the following occurs?

The nurse is discharging a client with a right lower leg fracture. The nurse should teach the client to notify the health care provider if which of the following occurs?

The operating room nurse is taking the client into the operating room when the client says his grandmother almost died from a high fever in surgery 15 years ago. What is the nurse’s best action?