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A PN is caring for a client post-operatively who has been on bed rest for 48 hours. The nurse notices the client is complaining of shortness of breath(SOB), but the vital signs are stable, there is no fever, lung sounds are clear, and oxygen saturation is 96% on room air. The usual treatments have not alleviated the complaint. Which action demonstrates the nurse using critical thinking and cognitive skills to determine the most appropriate action?

A charge nurse is assigning tasks to LPNs and nursing assistants on a med-surg unit. Which assignment is the most appropriate for the LPN?

A nurse enters the room of a client and finds the client lying on the floor. Which of the following actions should the nurse take First?

A client is being discharged home after surgery. Which of the following actions by the nurse ensures continuity of care?

The patient reports this painless, dome-shaped, fluctuant nodule after biting their lip.  What is the probable diagnosis?  

Which of the following are triggering factors for emergence of the pictured lesion(s)? 

Identify the following lesion.  

The mechanism of action of tetracycline is to bind Mg and what other divalent cation? 

Which intervention is important for the nurse to perform before beginning antibiotic therapy? 

A patient is being prepared for colon surgery and will be receiving neomycin tablets during the day before surgery. He asks the nurse why he needs to take this medicine before he even has surgery. What is the nurse’s best response?